Say Anything (Blu-ray) PG-13
To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Diane Court is about to know Lloyd Dobler.
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Blu-ray Details
- Rated: PG-13
- Run Time: 1 hours, 40 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region A
- Released: June 1, 2015
- Originally Released: 2015
- Label: 20th Century Fox
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | John Cusack & Ione Skye | |
Performer: | John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Pamela Adlon, Jeremy Piven, Bebe Neuwirth, Eric Stoltz, Chynna Phillips, Loren Dean, Joan Cusack, Jason Gould, Polly Platt, Lisanne Falk, Lois Chiles & Don "The Dragon" Wilson | |
Directed by | Cameron Crowe | |
Edited by | Richard Marks | |
Music by | Nancy Wilson | |
Screenwriting by | Cameron Crowe | |
Composition by | Anne Dudley | |
Produced by | Polly Platt | |
Executive Production by | James L. Brooks |
Entertainment Reviews:
Cusack and Skye's relationship develops nicely and believably, but Crowe has not written an entirely convincing character for the latter to play.
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Variety
...A terrific, quirky love story....Crowe has invented a fresh character in Lloyd Dobler, and Cusack has invested him with an ingratiating persona... -- 3 out of 4 stars
USA Today
he love story is as old-fashioned as the jokes are old hat, but Crowe's amusing script and unforced direction allow the actors to develop reasonably authentic characters from stereotypical roles.
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Time Out
...[Cusack] is one of the most accomplished, self-assured young actors around....The film is all charming performances and grace notes...
New York Times
Cameron Crowe creates a beautiful film filled with uncertainties and paints romance as horrifying, but an experience that's also very much worth it.
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Cinema Crazed
...[Cusack is] perfectly attuned to Crowe's insightful script and direction... -- Rating: A
Entertainment Weekly
Rating: 3/4 --
What makes Crowe's film worth seeing...is the writer's care in developing characters and situations of infinitely greater credibility than those which litter 99 percent of today's adolescent screen romances.
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Times-Picayune
Product Description:
The quintessential '80s teen romance, this film has retained its poignancy into the next century with its ability to entertain and amuse while remaining intelligent and packed with real emotion that anyone can empathize with. John Cusack plays Lloyd Dobler, a high schooler on the cusp of graduation who devotes himself to the pursuit of Diane Court (Ione Skye), the aloof class valedictorian who happens to be beautiful as Corey (Lily Taylor), Lloyd's best friend puts it, "a brain trapped in the body of a game show hostess." When Lloyd calls Diane to invite her to a graduation party, she doesn't know who he is, but she's charmed by his nervous chatter and surprises everyone by accepting. Lloyd at first even manages to charm Diane's overprotective father Jim Court (John Mahoney) as well, with whom Diane is very close, though Jim can't see why his daughter is wasting her time with Lloyd.
The party scene in SAY ANYTHING ranks among the best ever, with Eric Stoltz making a cameo as the party host, Lily Taylor as the ultimate lovelorn rock chick, and even Chynna Phillips putting in an appearance. After their successful first date, Diane asks Lloyd to dinner with her father and some of his associates; there, when asked his plans for the future, Lloyd lets loose a speech way ahead of its time, which slackers everywhere will be able to appreciate. Unfortunately, Jim Court does not, and Lloyd's professed intention to "spend as much time as possible with your daughter" strikes a chord of horror for him; he wages a campaign to sabotage the relationship, which almost succeeds. But when Jim's secrets come to light, Diane is forced to question who it is she can really trust in her life.
Cameron Crowe's film, which he made when he was only 21, is told with honesty, humor, and emotion that never crosses into the realm of the sappy. Cusack's character, who might verge on the cheesy or the stalkeresque if played by someone else, manages to be a unique, charming, stand-up guy with a heart of gold, while retaining a bit of a dark side that rounds him out. Outstanding performances are turned in by all involved, and this film proves once again Crowe's place as the spokesman for teen love and romance in general.
The party scene in SAY ANYTHING ranks among the best ever, with Eric Stoltz making a cameo as the party host, Lily Taylor as the ultimate lovelorn rock chick, and even Chynna Phillips putting in an appearance. After their successful first date, Diane asks Lloyd to dinner with her father and some of his associates; there, when asked his plans for the future, Lloyd lets loose a speech way ahead of its time, which slackers everywhere will be able to appreciate. Unfortunately, Jim Court does not, and Lloyd's professed intention to "spend as much time as possible with your daughter" strikes a chord of horror for him; he wages a campaign to sabotage the relationship, which almost succeeds. But when Jim's secrets come to light, Diane is forced to question who it is she can really trust in her life.
Cameron Crowe's film, which he made when he was only 21, is told with honesty, humor, and emotion that never crosses into the realm of the sappy. Cusack's character, who might verge on the cheesy or the stalkeresque if played by someone else, manages to be a unique, charming, stand-up guy with a heart of gold, while retaining a bit of a dark side that rounds him out. Outstanding performances are turned in by all involved, and this film proves once again Crowe's place as the spokesman for teen love and romance in general.