Say Anything
Say Anything DVD cover
Directed by	Cameron Crowe
Produced by	Polly Platt
Written by	Cameron Crowe
Starring	John Cusack Ione Skye John Mahoney Joan Cusack
Cinematography	László Kovács
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	April 14, 1989
Running time	100 minutes
Language	English
IMDb profile

This page is about the film Say Anything. For the band, see Say Anything (band)

Say Anything... is a romance film directed by Cameron Crowe and released in 1989. This movie was Cameron Crowe's directorial debut, and is one of his best-loved films, as well as one of the best-remembered performances from John Cusack. In 2002, Entertainment Weekly ranked it as the greatest modern movie romance. Image File history File links Say_Anything_Poster. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... John Cusack John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer, born in Evanston, Illinois to an Irish-Catholic family. ... Ione Skye Leitch (born September 4, 1971 in Hertfordshire, England) is an actress. ... John Mahoney John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an English-born American actor best known for playing Martin Crane (Marty) in the popular TV show Frasier, as Kelsey Grammers character Dr. Frasier Cranes retired policeman father. ... Joan Cusack (born October 11, 1962 in New York City) is an Academy Award-nominated American actress and comedienne. ... This article is about the cinematographer. ... Fox Plaza, the company headquarters. ... April 14 is the 104th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (105th in leap years). ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Say Anything is an American rock band consisting of 22 year-old Maxim “Max” Bemis (guitar/bass/vocals) and 21-year-old Jacob “Coby” Linder (drums and percussion). ... The romance film has as its central plot the beginning, obstruction and eventual, though often tragic, fruition of a romance. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Cameron Crowe Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an American writer and film director. ... John Cusack John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer, born in Evanston, Illinois to an Irish-Catholic family. ... June 17, 2005 cover of Entertainment Weekly, featuring actor Tom Cruise Entertainment Weekly is a magazine published by Time Warner in the United States which is dedicated to the world of celebrity and popular culture. ...

Taglines:

• To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.
• She's got every thing going for her. He's going for her with every thing he's got.
• A Lloyd meets girl story.

Basic plot

The movie, which is set in Seattle, Washington, features John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, a mediocre student and aspiring kickboxer who improbably attempts a relationship with school valedictorian Diane Court (played by Ione Skye), despite the fact that she is far outside his social circle. 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 James, played by John Mahoney, is under investigation by the IRS for alleged tax violations committed at his nursing home, and Diane worries she should be spending more time with her father rather than Lloyd. Also, Diane's father does not approve of his daughter dating an underachiever like Lloyd, and pressures her to break up with him. Nickname: The Emerald City Location of Seattle in King County and Washington Coordinates: ) 47°36′N 122°19′W Country State County United States Washington King County Incorporated December 2, 1869 Mayor Greg Nickels Area    - City 369. ... John Cusack John Paul Cusack (born June 28, 1966) is an American film actor and writer, born in Evanston, Illinois to an Irish-Catholic family. ... Kicking to left side Kickboxing is a generic term for a sporting martial art that, while similar to boxing, uses the feet as well as the hands for striking. ... In the United States and Canada, the title of valedictorian (an anglicized derivation from the Latin vale dicere to say farewell) is given to the top graduate of the graduating class (compare dux) of an educational institution. ... Ione Skye Leitch (born September 4, 1971 in Hertfordshire, England) is an actress. ... John Mahoney John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an English-born American actor best known for playing Martin Crane (Marty) in the popular TV show Frasier, as Kelsey Grammers character Dr. Frasier Cranes retired policeman father. ... . The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the United States government agency that collects taxes and enforces the tax laws. ... A nursing home or skilled nursing facility (SNF) is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant Activity of Daily Living (ADL) deficiencies. ...

Memorable scenes

John Cusack and Ione Skye.

A memorable scene from the movie occurs after Diane breaks up with Lloyd. Lloyd appears outside her bedroom window at night while she sleeps, in an attempt to win her back, holding a boombox over his head playing the song "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel. It is now a standard pop culture reference for romance. Image File history File links Sayanythingmovie. ... Image File history File links Sayanythingmovie. ... 1980s JVC boombox // Overview A boombox or boom-box is a portable stereo system capable of playing radio stations or recorded music (usually cassettes and/or CDs) at relatively high volume. ... Please wikify (format) this article as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English musician. ...

Another memorable scene from the movie is when four losers hanging out at the gas station give Lloyd advice on his girl troubles. Lloyd finally asks them, "If you guys know so much about women, how come you're here at like Gas 'n Sip on a Saturday night, completely alone, drinking beers, no women anywhere?" They pause, look around, and answer back, "By choice, man, by choice."

Trivia

• Crowe asked The Smithereens to write and record the theme song to the movie. When the finished product, "A Girl Like You," was given to the producers, it was rejected due to the lyrics giving away too much of the plot. It was released on the band's Smithereens 11 album and went on to be their first Top 40 single.

• Lloyd Dobler lives with his sister, Constance. Constance is played by Joan Cusack, the real-life sister of John Cusack.

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Pop culture references

• In an episode of Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Phil Ken Sebben attempts to woo Birdgirl by playing an "In Your Eyes"-sounding song through a boombox.
• In the South Park episode Raisins, Stan, when advised to win back his ex-girlfriend Wendy by playing Peter Gabriel outside her window, shows up at her house in a Lloyd Dobler-ish outfit but plays a decidedly unromantic Peter Gabriel song, "Shock the Monkey." Unsurprisingly, this tactic fails. The film is referenced again in the episode when Stan consults the school goths for advice in a scene which parallels a similar scene in the movie where Lloyd asks his male peers for their advice.
• In It's Good To Be Queen, an episode of American Dad, Stan Smith attempts to make up with his wife after an argument by holding Peter Gabriel himself over his head to sing "In Your Eyes." The tactic is partially unsuccessful because he is mistakenly using Gabriel Byrne, not Peter Gabriel.
• The The Lloyd Dobler Effect is a band named after the film's lead character.
• The Hawthorne Heights song "Niki FM" prominently features the line, "I'm outside of your window with my radio."
• In The Starting Line "Best of Me" music video the main character is standing outside his dream girl's window in a trench coat and boom box similar to Lloyd's.
• In Good Clean Fun "The Myspace Song" music video the main character stands outside of a girl's window donning a similar trench coat and carrying a boom box. There is a line in the song "We were like Lloyd and Diane, two hearts in the same place" during the video as this line is sung it shows a picture of Lloyd Dobler and Diane Court.
• The film's iconic boombox sequence is parodied in Date Movie, in which the lead character, Grant (played by Adam Campbell) gets pelted with fruit and various other debris whilst standing in front of Julia's (played by Alyson Hannigan) window.
• In "Bring the Pain", a Grey's Anatomy episode, Meredith Grey tells Dr. Derek "McDreamy" Shepherd that she loves him in such a way that she would "hold a radio over my head outside your window," a reference to the movie.
• In Two for the Road, a Lost episode, Hurley explains the famous boombox scene to Sayid.
• In the final episode of the Channel 4 sitcom Spaced there is a homage to the boombox scene. In order to apologise to their landlady the main characters roll up to her house in a tank. A boombox is raised upon which is playing Take That's "Back for Good".
• In A Night at the Roxbury, when Steve is going to marry Emily, Doug shows up in a robe with a boombox over his head, with the boombox playing What Is Love? by Haddaway, Steve's favorite song.
• While not a pop culture reference, Hot Topic has a t-shirt on sale that says "A high-school kickboxer uses chivalry, dry wit, and a boom-box to woo a pretty valedictorian bound for the UK (1989)." Under it, has a three star rating. [1]
• In the 8-23-06 episode of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, in the short segment at the end of the show where Stewart talks with Stephen Colbert about the upcoming episode of The Colbert Report, Jon Stewart told Colbert that there was not enough time to finish the segment. Moments later, the camera cuts to Colbert screaming and holding up a stereo with "In Your Eyes" playing (but which soon changed to the theme song for The Benny Hill Show).
• In the book Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie, Min, Bonnie, and Liza are explaining to Cal, Roger, and Tony how they would show this movie on first dates in college as a type of "test."
• In a deleted scene of The Office, Toby lists this as one of his favorite movies. Jim agrees.

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External links

• Say Anything at the Internet Movie Database
• skyjude - movie legends