- Say Anything...
Infobox Film | name = Say Anything...
caption = Theatrical release poster
director =Cameron Crowe
producer =Polly Platt
writer =Cameron Crowe
starring =John Cusack Ione Skye John Mahoney Lili Taylor Joan Cusack
music =
cinematography = László Kovács
editing =Richard Marks
distributor =20th Century Fox
released =April 14 ,1989
runtime = 100 minutes
language = English
budget =
imdb_id = 0098258"Say Anything..." is a
romantic film written and directed byCameron Crowe and released in 1989. It is the first film actually directed by Crowe (he was only the writer for 1982's "Fast Times at Ridgemont High " and its pseudo-sequel, 1984's "The Wild Life"). In 2002, "Entertainment Weekly " ranked "Say Anything..." as the greatest modern movie romance. This movie ranked number 11 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the fifty best high school movies. [ [http://www.ew.com/ew/report/0,6115,1532588_1_0_,00.html 50 Best High School Movies] ] It is the 50th best reviewed movie of all time according to rottentomatoes.com. [ [http://www.rottentomatoes.com/top/bestofrt_year.php ROTTEN TOMATOES: ROTTEN TOMATOES: Top Movies: Golden Globes ] ]Plot summary
The movie, which is set in
Seattle, Washington , featuresJohn Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, an average student and aspiring kickboxer who attempts a relationship with schoolvaledictorian Diane Court (played byIone Skye ), despite the fact that some of his friends believe she is out of his league. Diane falls for Lloyd, partly because of his gallant ways and partly because he makes her laugh. However, their relationship is beset by several obstacles. Diane has just won a major scholarship to study in England and will be going there at the end of the summer. Her father Jim, played byJohn Mahoney , is under investigation by theInternal Revenue Service for alleged tax violations committed at hisnursing home , and Diane worries she should be spending more time with her father rather than Lloyd. Also, Jim does not approve of his daughter dating an underachiever like Lloyd, and pressures her to break up with him, which she reluctantly does. Lloyd ultimately wins her heart before the summer's end and helps support Diane through her dad's conviction. The film ends with Lloyd escorting nervous-flyer Diane to England.In the movie's most famous scene, Lloyd appears outside Diane's bedroom window carrying a boombox over his head playing
Peter Gabriel 's "In Your Eyes". The scene has become well-known in pop culture and is a frequently used reference in TV and film, usually parodied in comedy shows and movies.References
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