Like Crazy (2011)

A British college student falls for an American student, only to be separated from him when she's banned from the U.S. after overstaying her visa.

Director:

Drake Doremus

Writers:

Drake Doremus, Ben York Jones

Stars:

Anton Yelchin, Felicity Jones, Jennifer Lawrence

9 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Anton Yelchin	...	Jacob
Felicity Jones	...	Anna
Jennifer Lawrence	...	Sam
Charlie Bewley	...	Simon
Alex Kingston	...	Jackie
Oliver Muirhead	...	Bernard
Finola Hughes	...	Liz
Chris Messina	...	Mike Appletree
Ben York Jones	...	Ross
Jamie Thomas King	...	Elliot
Amanda Carlin	...	American Consulate Woman
Barry Sabath	...	Professor
Keeley Hazell	...	Sabrina
Kayla Barr	...	College Roommate
Jimmy Messer	...	Delivery Man (as James Messer)

Storyline

Anna and Jacob fall instantly in love when they meet as students at an L.A. university. But Anna is British and when graduation approaches, Anna decides to stay and violate her student visa rather than returning to England. After a visit home, she is then unable to return to the United States. While fighting customs and immigration battles, Anna and Jacob must decide if their relationship is worth the distance and the hardship.

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Plot Keywords:

customs | student visa | immigration | magazine writer | airport | 

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Taglines:

I want you - I need you - I love you - I miss you

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 January 2012 (Ireland)

Also Known As:

Como locos

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$123,140 (USA) (28 October 2011)

Gross:

$3,388,210 (USA) (6 January 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Vantage, Indian Paintbrush, Super Crispy Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital Datasat SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Drake Doremus viewed a rough cut of this film to his former students at the Orange County High School of the Arts before submitting it to the Sundance Film Festival.

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Goofs

During the party scene where Jacob meets Sam and is receiving texts from Anna, the date of her first text is December 1st. The second text, received moments later is dated May 23rd.

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Quotes

Jacob: I don't feel like I'm part of your life. I feel like I'm on vacation.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

"Closing Scene"
Written by Johan Duncanson
Performed by The Radio Dept.

User Reviews

An opportunity missed..

Beautiful editing, beautiful photography, talented actors and yet still somehow this ends up being a boring film, about boring people, who do nothing but mooching and sulking.

The director is trying to attain that edgy Mike Leigh, Ken Loach feel, but fails miserably and the result is like watching an edited collection of drama school workshops.

Perhaps they should have spent some time coming up with an actual story line? they have a beginning, but nothing happens in the middle, and you only know that it's over because the credits roll.

Sundance you have lost your way this time!