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

At the Toronto International Film Festival (2011), the director admitted that much of the movie was improvised. The script outlined what would happen, but Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin improvised much of their dialogue.

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Goofs

When Jacob receives a text message from Anna while lying next to sleeping Samantha and Anna lying next to sleeping Simon after sex saying, "Hi". Even though when the camera shoots over to Jacob it shows that Anna actually text-ed Jacob saying "Hey J", and Jacob was the one who text-ed saying "Hi".

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Quotes

Anna: Do you want something to drink? I only have whiskey.

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Connections

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes IV (2012)

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Soundtracks

"S.O.S. (Remix)"
Written by Figurine
Performed by Figurine

User Reviews

A relatable love story

"Like Crazy" was my favorite movie at the Sundance Film Festival this year. It is a love story that I think many people can relate to. (I LOVE Arthur Hiller's "Love Story" and can relate to much of it, although most relationships don't end so tragically.)

I'm guessing that many of the people that didn't enjoy "Like Crazy" never experienced the beauty of young love, or the heartache it causes when you're forced into a long distance relationship. Or maybe they didn't like it because they only enjoy movies with cars exploding and lots of automatic gunfire. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but at least fess up in your reviews and say you'd rather be watching an action flick.

If you're not in the above categories, I recommend watching this film with your significant other. All of the actors are a delight to watch; they are natural and absolutely in the moment - no forced acting whatsoever. According to the director, they had a very limited script, basically just situations for each scene; so they used intuition with their characters and the dialogue. It's been a long time since I've seen a film with such real chemistry between characters, but this one has it.