SAY ANYTHING (FILM)

'''Say Anything...''' is a romantic film written and directed by Cameron Crowe and released in 1989. In 2002, ''Entertainment Weekly'' ranked it as the greatest modern movie romance. This movie ranked number 11 on Entertainment Weekly's list of the 50 Best High School Movies.
'Taglines:'

★ To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.

★ She's got everything going for her. He's going for her with everything he's got.

★ A Lloyd meets girl story.

Contents

Basic plot

Memorable scenes

Trivia

In popular culture

External links

Basic plot

The movie, which is set in Seattle, Washington, features John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, an average student and aspiring kickboxer who improbably attempts a relationship with school valedictorian Diane Court (played by Ione Skye), despite the fact that 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 James, played by John Mahoney, is under investigation by the Internal Revenue Service 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.

Memorable scenes

★ After Diane breaks up with Lloyd, he 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.

★ Four slackers hanging out at the gas station give Lloyd advice on his girl troubles, and he 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. Conscious choice."

★ A little while after the break up, Lloyd is on the phone with his sister (who is his actual sister in real life) and says, "I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen".

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 album ''11'' 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.

★ In the film, John Cusack is seen wearing a Clash t-shirt. This is a recurring reference in Cusack's films, even working with Clash frontman Joe Strummer in a later film.

★ In the original draft, the story was set at Lakeside School, the most prestigious private school in the Seattle area. In the film, the school was changed to Lakewood.

In popular culture

★ Say Anything frontman Max Bemis named the band after the movie because he could relate to the character of Lloyd Dobler.

★ Lloyd Dobler Effect is a band named after the film's lead character.

★ The band Pencey Prep, fronted by singer Frank Iero (now guitarist of My Chemical Romance) wrote a song titled "Lloyd Dobler."

★ Parodied on the Australian movie show The Bazura Project, Episode 1.04, as part of the episode's opening sequence.

★ The Starting Line begins their video, "The Best of Me" by recreating the famous stereo scene.

★ Clothing company "Heartcore Clothing" have a tee shirt design called "Modern Day Cusack" featuring a boy holding up a boombox

External links

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★ skyjude - movie legends