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Say Anything... is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe (in his feature directorial debut). The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler ( John Cusack ), an average student, and Diane Court ( Ione Skye ), the class valedictorian, immediately after their graduation from high school.
- Say Anything… is a romantic comedy-drama film released in 1989, directed by Cameron Crowe.
- Cameron Crowe wrote the screenplay for Say Anything… when he was just 21 years old.
- The famous boombox scene, where Lloyd holds up a boombox playing Peter Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes,” has become an iconic image associated with the movie.
- The movie stars John Cusack and Ione Skye in the lead roles of Lloyd Dobler and Diane Court.
Apr 14, 1989 · Say Anything: Directed by Cameron Crowe. With John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor. A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.
- (97K)
- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Cameron Crowe
- 1989-04-14
An improbable couple meets after high school graduation and must deal with their friends, family, and other pressures just to stay together. Lloyd Dobler is an average kickboxer with a good heart but limited ambition. Diane Court is an aloof genius who is very closely protected by her father.
Feb 17, 2002 · ''Say Anything'' exists entirely in a real world, is not a fantasy or a pious parable, has characters who we sort of recognize, and is directed with care for the human feelings involved. When Entertainment Weekly recently chose it as the best modern movie romance, I was not surprised.
You can call Say Anything a "teen flick," but writer/director Cameron Crowe (Almost Famous) tells a story about people who just happen to be teens. Utilizing stock elements of the genre -- hip soundtrack, slacker kids, and screwed-up families -- Crowe finds the stuff of great drama.
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Her father (John Mahoney) is a caring, trusting parent who will do anything he can to encourage his daughter, but his secret is that he has done too much. They find that out when IRS agents come knocking on the door with charges of criminal tax evasion.
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