Anywhere But Here (1999)

A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers:

Mona Simpson (book), Alvin Sargent (screenplay)

Stars:

Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman, Hart Bochner

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Sarandon	...	Adele August
Natalie Portman	...	Ann August
Hart Bochner	...	Josh Spritzer
Eileen Ryan	...	Lillian
Ray Baker	...	Ted
John Diehl	...	Jimmy
Shawn Hatosy	...	Benny
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Carol
Faran Tahir	...	Hisham Badir
Shishir Kurup	...	Hisham Badir (voice)
Samantha Goldstein	...	4 Year Old Ann
Scott Burkholder	...	Man with Mercedes
Yvonna Kopacz Wright	...	Assistant Hotel Manager (as Yvonna Kopacz)
Eva Amurri Martino	...	Girl on T.V. (as Eva Amurri)
Kieren van den Blink	...	Girl on T.V.

Storyline

Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

hollywood california | teenager | teenage girl | female protagonist | teen angst | 

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Taglines:

A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material

Did You Know?

Trivia

In this film, Susan Sarandon calls Natalie Portman Pooh Bear. In Beautiful Girls (1996), Timothy Hutton calls himself Pooh Bear and calls Portman his Christopher Robin.

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Goofs

In the scene where Adele wakes up Ann to go see the sun rise, they are looking West out on the Pacific Ocean, but the sun would be rising in the East, not the West. To view anything in that direction, they would be watching the sun set.

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Quotes

Adele: You live in Beverly Hills?
Gail Letterfine: No, I live in Santa Monica. Formerly from Bel Air. Formerly Brentwood. I've had a lot of formerlies in my life!
[laughs]
Gail Letterfine: But I'm fine now. I'm single, I'm free, and I love it! Well, most of the time.
Ann: Excuse me.
[exits]
Adele: She wants to be an actress.
Gail Letterfine: [gasps] Don't they all?

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Connections

References Little Miss Broadway (1938)

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Soundtracks

Deck the Halls with Boughs of Holly
Traditional tune, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (uncredited)

User Reviews

It's alright

This movie is powerful in the sense that it successfully employs the mother-daughter relationship in a not so stereotypical situation. However I wouldn't recommend it as a "let's rush to see it at the movies" movie, it's more a video movie. Susan Sarandon is brilliant as Adele August as she adds all the characteristics of a mother who wants to pursue her dreams and protect her daughter at the same time. Natalie Portman does a great job as Ann August showing the maturity her character possess, however I think there were too many tears on her part as in practically every scene that was shown she's be crying !! But I thought it was a fine movie

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 November 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Anywhere But Here

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$5,607,137, 14 November 1999

Gross USA:

$18,670,401

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$23,631,929

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox 2000 Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox

Technical Specs

Runtime:

114 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1