A Lloyd meets girl story.
Average student and eternal optimist Lloyd Dobler seeks to capture the heart of Diane Court, a beautiful but unattainable valedictorian classmate. He surprises just about everyone - including himself - when she returns the sentiment. However, Diane's divorced, over-protective father soon begins to disapprove of the match, and Lloyd realises that it's going to take more than just the power of love to conquer all.
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Classical in form, earnest, effortless and spare.
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“Is this Cameron Crowe's best work?”
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“Is Say Anything... too earnest?”
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- Wuchakon TMDB · Jun 20215/10
_**The summer after high school in Seattle in the late 80s**_ Ione Skye plays Diane, a misfit "preppy" girl who suddenly comes alive upon graduation after striking up a relationship with Lloyd Dobler, played by John Cusack. Diane has a scholarship to a prestigious college in England and her Dad, played by John Mahoney, doesn't want some aimless kickboxer getting in the way of her success. Joan Cusack fittingly plays Lloyd’s sister while the alluring Bebe Neuwirth shows up for a cameo as his teacher. "Say Anything" (1989) is a coming-of-age drama/romance praised by critics and has loads of fans. I agree to some degree: The situations and relationships smack of real life and you can tell that writer/director Cameron Crowe and the cast put time & effort into creating this "reality." For instance, two of Lloyd's best friends are girls, Corey and D.C., who try to advise him on his new relationship. Another example is Diane’s honest relationship with her dad. The first half is filled with quality scenes, like Corey playing her guitar at a party, still venting emotions regarding a past flame. Plus unlike, say, "Porky's" and "American Pie" there's thankfully no juvenile raunch. In other wo
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**Forget it, I don't care...I LOVE YOU !!** I can't make out why this movie has has a _user score of JUST above 70%_...I guess because people don't find an honest romantic movie equaling an intriguing, exciting, intelligent, thrilling, action packed or any other brain tickling director's master piece.. But to be honest, this movie is climbing the charts on being my favorite movies, and not just the romantics, of all time.Speaking of which i don't even watch too many romantic movies because however beautiful they are they almost always make you feel that the fairy land exists.That's what is so beautiful about SAY ANYTHING that it doesn't make you believe that there is a fairy land instead its so honest and assures you that you really don't need a lot of things to live happily if you've got a person for whom you have love in your heart and the feeling is reciprocated in the exact same manner!! This movie is special in the sense that it was made way back in '89 and still holds the same relevance...because **LOVE is TIMELESS**... Do not miss it if you wanna feel what love is in the truest sense of the word... _"I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen"_ - it kills me but if you hold o
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Cast
- John CusackLloyd Dobler
- Ione SkyeDiane Court
- John MahoneyJames Court
- Lili TaylorCorey Flood
- Amy BrooksD.C.
- Pamela AdlonRebecca
- Jason GouldMike Cameron
- Loren DeanJoe
- Johnny GreenLuke
- Jeremy PivenMark
Crew
- Cameron CroweDirector
- Cameron CroweScreenplay
- László KovácsDirector of Photography
- Richard GibbsOriginal Music Composer
- Anne DudleyOriginal Music Composer
- Richard MarksEditor
- Polly PlattProducer
- Paul GermainProducer
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