Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a troubled marriage while her stepsister gets engaged.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen

Stars:

Woody Allen, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 11 wins & 11 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton	...	Holden
Drew Barrymore	...	Skylar
Diva Gray	...	Nanny
Ami Almendral	...	Nanny
Madeline Balmaceda	...	Nanny
Vivian Cherry	...	Nurse
Tommie Baxter	...	Old Woman
Jeff DeRocker	...	Homeless Man (as Jeff Derocker)
Cherylyn Jones	...	Mannequin
Tina Paul	...	Mannequin / Harry Winston Dancer
Vikki Schnurr	...	Mannequin
Natasha Lyonne	...	DJ
Kevin Hagan	...	Doorman
Alan Alda	...	Bob
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Lane

Storyline

Holden and Skylar are in love. Skylar lives with a large extended family in Manhattan. Her parents, Bob and Steffi, have been married for many years. Joe, a friend of theirs, has a daughter, DJ, with Steffi. After yet another relationship, Joe is alone again. He flees to Venice, where he meets Von, and makes her believe that he is the man of her dreams. However, their happiness is fake all the way, and Von returns to her husband. Steffi spends her time in philanthropy, and manages to break up Skylar and Holden by introducing Skylar to ex-con Charles Ferry.

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Plot Keywords:

lingerie slip | portrait | museum | new york city | maid | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for one use of strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English French Italian Hindi

Release Date:

17 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Woody Allen Fall Project 1995

Filming Locations:

Théâtre National de Chaillot

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$131,678, 8 December 1996, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$9,714,482, 27 April 1997

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,104,765

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax, Buena Vista Pictures, Magnolia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Kim Rossi Stuart's role in the film ended up on the cutting room floor.

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Goofs

In Venice when Woody Allen is singing "I'm Through With Love" the vaporetto boat in the background is going backwards, along with a smaller boat a little later.

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Quotes

Steffi: Bob, calm your denial mechanism.

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Crazy Credits

No opening credits save the title.

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Connections

Featured in At the Movies: The Best Films of 1996 (1997)

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Soundtracks

No Lover, No Friend (That's the End)
Written by Dick Hyman, Robert Walker, Devalle Hayes, and Loris Holland
Arranged and Conducted by Dick Hyman (uncredited)
Performed by Robert Walker, Devalle Hayes, and Loris Holland

User Reviews

Woody not at his best, but I forgive him

Woody Allen is one of those film-makers who some people love and others detest. I generally count myself as one of the former, but find this particular movie hard to take. The elements I certainly enjoy are several of the musical numbers (especially those sung by Edward Norton and Alan Alda; the surreal hospital and funeral parlour dances; and the chorus of Groucho Marxes), a few of the gags (especially about Lukas Haas as the right-wing son), the relaxed, professional performances by Alda and Goldie Hawn, and the enchanting views of Venice and Paris. On the other hand, there are some aspects that make the film almost unwatchable; these include the shortage of irony in the treatment of the upper class milieu, the surfeit of trite, unfunny (possibly improvised) dialogue, the dreadful singing by some of the actors, and Woody Allen's embarrassing love scenes with Julia Roberts.

One major problem is that the film is clearly intended as a hommage to the Marx Brothers, being called after a song from one of their films; and it is set in a plush Upper East Side setting, that cries out for for some Marx-type debunking. But it is hard for the movie to poke fun at these upper crust characters, while requiring them to keep breaking into romantic 30s numbers. Also, who would play the debunker? The answer should be Allen himself, who after all is a comic and an admirer of Groucho; but in this film he's too occupied in playing a romantic lead. The nearest we get to the feel of, say, A Night at the Opera, is for a short period when Tim Roth as a released convict is at a social gathering; but again a romantic song breaks the anarchic, irreverent mood.

Another glaring flaw is the absence of any proper resolution of the Allen/Roberts liaison, which seems to show a lack of interest by the director in his own movie; he might at least have written a few sharp lines for Roberts to say after he tells her that his apparent fulfilment of all her requirements in a man was a complete sham.

But when all is said and done, this is only a movie (as Hitchcock said) and a musical comedy at that; so perhaps I should not take it too seriously, and give Woody credit for making a musical at all.