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Say Anything

Original title: Say Anything...
  • 19891989
  • PG-13PG-13
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
90K
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POPULARITY
2,160
651
John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
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ComedyDramaRomance
A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
90K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
2,160
651
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Director
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Writer
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Stars
      • John Cusack
      • Ione Skye
      • John Mahoney
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Writer
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Stars
      • John Cusack
      • Ione Skye
      • John Mahoney
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 265User reviews
    • 72Critic reviews
    • 85Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations

    Videos2

    Say Anything
    Trailer 0:31
    Say Anything
    Say Anything | Anniversary Mashup
    Clip 1:32
    Say Anything | Anniversary Mashup

    Photos64

    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Don Wilson in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    Joan Cusack and Glenn Walker Harris Jr. in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)
    John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything (1989)

    Top cast

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    John Cusack
    John Cusack
    • Lloyd Dobler
    Ione Skye
    Ione Skye
    • Diane Court
    John Mahoney
    John Mahoney
    • James Court
    Lili Taylor
    Lili Taylor
    • Corey Flood
    Amy Brooks
    • D.C.
    Pamela Adlon
    Pamela Adlon
    • Rebecca
    • (as Pamela Segall)
    Jason Gould
    Jason Gould
    • Mike Cameron
    Loren Dean
    Loren Dean
    • Joe
    Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
    Glenn Walker Harris Jr.
    • Jason Dobler
    Charles Walker
    Charles Walker
    • Principal
    Russel Lunday
    • Parent
    Polly Platt
    Polly Platt
    • Mrs. Flood
    Gloria Cromwell
    • Ruth
    Jeremy Piven
    Jeremy Piven
    • Mark
    Patrick O'Neill
    • Denny
    Gregory Sporleder
    Gregory Sporleder
    • Howard
    Johnny Green
    • Luke
    • (as John Green Jr.)
    Bebe Neuwirth
    Bebe Neuwirth
    • Mrs. Evans
    • Director
      • Cameron Crowe
    • Writer
      • Cameron Crowe
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Producer James L. Brooks said the movie was inspired when Brooks saw a man walking with his daughter, and wondered what would happen if the father committed a crime.
    • Goofs
      When Lloyd first calls Diane, he gives 555-1342 as his phone number. But when Diane reads the message taken by her father, the number is 555-2342. Even though she has the wrong number written down, it still works.
    • Quotes

      Diane Court: Nobody thinks it will work, do they?

      Lloyd Dobler: No. You just described every great success story.

    • Crazy credits
      The end credits roll up slowly
    • Connections
      Edited into Saturday Night Live: Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Dave Matthews Band (2009)
    • Soundtracks
      All For Love
      Written by John Bettis and Martin Page

      Produced by Richie Zito

      Performed by Nancy Wilson

      Courtesy of Capitol Records

    User reviews265

    Review
    Top review
    The writing and performances help it rise above the standards of the "80's teen romance" genre
    It's graduation day and while Lloyd Dobler has graduated he has yet to speak to the girl of his dreams Diane Court. Meanwhile Diane has a bright future in front of her but yet managed to go through school without really being friends with anyone but her father. When Lloyd finally gets the courage to ask her out she accepts and finds that she enjoys her company and that this is the world she has been missing out on. However will their growing friendship go anywhere with Diane destined for a scholarship in England?

    Like many people I knew this film from the famous image of Lloyd holding a ghetto-blaster above his head, but I had never seen the film or known anything about it until recently. The film opens on fairly typical teen territory and I settled in for what I expected (knew?) would bring just what I expected from it. In a way this is what it did do because the basic narrative arch and characters are familiar and it is solid and enjoyable in this regard. However the film is better than the basics would suggest because it has a smart script in Crowe's impressive feature debut. The story has more to it than the romance and in this way it deepens the characters. Of course it is still a teen movie so it is not as deep as all that but it is refreshing different from the majority of the films where the action focuses entirely on the young couple.

    With this approach Mahoney works well with a character that has real interest and complexity and his character is much better than I expected as a result. Cusack does equally as well with a gently quirky character with dignity and humour – he contrasts well with his peers, most of who are the clichés associated with the genre but are mocked a bit for it. Skye is good but takes a while to get to the good material – for the majority she does what the genre requires but is better with better material later on. The support cast features mostly solid performances from a cast of actors on their way to fame – Taylor, Piven, Hall and others are surprise finds.

    Overall then this is a genre teen romance and is good on that level. However the writing and performances are better than the genre average and make for a much more interesting and engaging film that should be liked by the majority of viewers as long as you don't dislike the genre itself.
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    • bob the moo
    • Nov 9, 2006

    Details

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    • Release date
      • April 14, 1989 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • ...Say Anything...
    • Filming locations
      • Seattle, Washington, USA
    • Production companies
      • Gracie Films
      • Twentieth Century Fox
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $20,781,385
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $4,058,496
      • Apr 16, 1989
    • Gross worldwide
      • $21,515,196
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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