Say Anything... (1989)

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Writer (WGA):

Cameron Crowe (written by)

Release Date:

14 April 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

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

Plot:

A noble underachiever and a beautiful valedictorian fall in love the summer before she goes off to college.

Plot Keywords:

High School | England | Graduation | High School Graduation | Valedictorian

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

John Cusack	...	Lloyd Dobler
Ione Skye	...	Diane Court
John Mahoney	...	James Court
Lili Taylor	...	Corey Flood
Amy Brooks	...	D.C.
Pamela Adlon	...	Rebecca (as Pamela Segall)
Jason Gould	...	Mike Cameron
Loren Dean	...	Joe
Glenn Walker Harris Jr.	...	Jason Dobler
Charles Walker	...	Principal
Russel Lunday	...	Parent
Polly Platt	...	Mrs. Flood
Gloria Cromwell	...	Ruth
Jeremy Piven	...	Mark
Patrick O'Neill	...	Denny
Gregory Sporleder	...	Howard
John Green Jr.	...	Luke
Bebe Neuwirth	...	Mrs. Evans
Eric Stoltz	...	Vahlere
Kim Walker	...	Sheila
Chynna Phillips	...	Mimi
Allison Roth	...	Tammy
Lisanne Falk	...	Sandra
Jonathan Chapin	...	Guy #1
Donald Willis	...	Guy #2
Arlan Feiles	...	Guy #3
Chris Ziesmer	...	Guy #4 (as Christopher Ziesmer)
John Bruner	...	Guy #5
Bill Stevenson	...	Partier
Jaime Gomez	...	Partier (as Jaime P. Gomez)
Judy Prescott	...	Partier
Brooke Holland	...	Partier
Lisa Picotte	...	Girl #1
Sunshine Lee	...	Girl #2
Mindy Feldman	...	Girl #3
Jim Ladd	...	D.J. (voice)
Montrose Hagins	...	Bess
Kathryn Fuller	...	Eva
Lenore Woodward	...	Sabina
Edward A. Wright	...	Mr. Taylor
Joanna Frank	...	Mrs. Kerwin
Jay R. Goldenberg	...	Al Kerwin
Richard Portnow	...	IRS Agent Stewart
Stephen Shortridge	...	Ray
Katie Layman	...	Saleswoman (as Kathleen Layman)
Tom Lawrence	...	Shop Customer
Annie Waterman	...	IRS Secretary
Philip Baker Hall	...	IRS Boss
Jerry Ziesmer	...	U.S. Attorney
John Hillner	...	Court's Attorney
Don 'The Dragon' Wilson	...	Sparring Partner
Nicholas Kallsen	...	Nose-Setter
Thomas A. Payne	...	Man in Kickboxing Doorway (as Thomas Payne)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dan Castellaneta	...	Diane's Teacher (uncredited)
Lois Chiles	...	Diane's Mother (uncredited)
Alice Marie Crowe	...	Teacher at Graduation (uncredited)
Joan Cusack	...	Constance Dobler (uncredited)

Directed by
Cameron Crowe

Writing credits (WGA)
Cameron Crowe		(written by)

Produced by
James L. Brooks	....	executive producer
Paul Germain	....	associate producer
Richard Marks	....	co-producer
Polly Platt	....	producer

Original Music by
Anne Dudley
Richard Gibbs

Cinematography by
László Kovács		(as Laszlo Kovacs)

Film Editing by
Richard Marks

Casting by
Randy Stone

Production Design by
Mark W. Mansbridge		(as Mark Mansbridge)

Set Decoration by
Joe D. Mitchell		(as Joe Mitchell)

Costume Design by
Jane Ruhm

Makeup Department
Judith A. Cory	....	hair stylist (as Judy Alexander Cory)
Carolyn Ferguson	....	hair stylist
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Herb Adelman	....	unit production manager: Seattle
Jack Roe	....	unit production manager
Richard Sakai	....	executive in charge of production: Gracie Films

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Herb Adelman	....	first assistant director: Seattle
Bryan Denegal	....	second assistant director
Lynda Gilman	....	second assistant director: Seattle
Vicki Jackson-Lemay	....	second assistant director (as Vicki Jackson Lemay)
Jerry Ziesmer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master (as Scott Anderson)
Barry Bedig	....	property master
Richard Beyer	....	sculptor
Bruce Crone	....	assistant art director
Karen Lee Holley	....	lead person (as Karen Holley)
Steve Kallas	....	propmaker
Robert Lindsey	....	construction foreman
Edward Piwowarski	....	labor foreman (as Ed Piwowarski)
Paul S. Power	....	illustrator (as Paul Power)
Butch West	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Austin	....	sound re-recordist
Terry Burke	....	foley walker
Bill Burns	....	foley walker (as William M. Burns)
Nancy Cipes	....	assistant sound editor
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	sound editor
Joe Dorn	....	foley editor
Dennis Drummond	....	sound editor
Patrick Drummond	....	supervising sound editor
Julie Feiner	....	assistant sound editor
Sukey Fontelieu	....	sound editor
Joan Giammarco	....	sound editor
Aaron Glascock	....	assistant sound editor
Margaret Goodspeed	....	assistant sound editor
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicholas Vincent Korda	....	supervising adr editor (as Nicholas Korda)
Stephanie Lowry	....	additional assistant sound editor (as Stephanie Ng)
Susan Mazzei	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas A. Payne	....	cable person (as Thomas Payne)
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Douglas J. Schulman	....	boom operator (as Doug Schulman)
John Shouse	....	adr editor
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor
Frank Smathers	....	sound editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
J.D. Ward	....	sound re-recordist
Linda Whittlesey	....	sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Richmond L. Aguilar	....	gaffer (as Richmond Aguilar)
Neil Bestwick	....	best boy electric: Seattle
Paul Caven	....	best boy electric
David Christie	....	best boy grip
Curtis Foster	....	best boy electric
Michael Gershman	....	camera operator
Donald L. Hartley	....	dolly grip (as Donald Hartley)
Al Hisky	....	best boy grip: Seattle
Gene Kearney	....	key grip
Gemma La Mana	....	still photographer (as Gemma Lamana)
Peter McEvoy	....	second assistant camera
Bob Munoz	....	best boy grip
Joseph E. Thibo	....	first assistant camera (as Joe Thibo)
Rick Tucker	....	company grip

Casting Department
Sharon Bialy	....	casting consultant
Patti Carns Kalles	....	casting: Seattle (as Patti Calles)
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Richard Pagano	....	casting consultant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valerie Laven-Cooper	....	ladies costume supervisor
Michael Lynn	....	wardrobe: men
Carlane Passman	....	costumer
Steve Shubin	....	costumer (as Steven P. Shubin)
Fran Vega-Buck	....	wardrobe: women (as Frances Vega)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Margaret Guinee	....	apprentice editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Stephanie Lowry	....	additional assistant editor (as Stephanie Ng)
Karen I. Stern	....	associate editor

Music Department
Margaret Adachi	....	assistant music editor
Danny Bramson	....	music supervisor
Stewart Dixon	....	music coordinator (as Stew 'Babe' Dixon)
Philip Giffin	....	orchestrator
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Peter McCabe	....	music coordinator (as Peter P.D. McCabe)
Robert Schaper	....	score mixer (as Bob Schaper)
Lonnie Sill	....	music supervisor
Gabe Veltri	....	score mixer
Nancy Wilson	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Fritz Braden	....	transportation coordinator
Jon McCarthy	....	transportation captain: Seattle (as John McCarthy)
James Nordberg	....	transportation
Mike Paventi	....	transportation captain
Rick Wiley	....	shotmaker driver: Seattle

Other crew
Tom Adams	....	craft service: Seattle
Karyn Alexander	....	production assistant
Vicky Berglund-Davenport	....	location manager: Seattle (as Vicki Berglund)
Diane Brooks	....	production associate
Bud Brown	....	auditor
Kathie Broyles	....	title designer
Eric Chard	....	production assistant: Seattle
Kelly Curtis	....	researcher
David Gilmore	....	production assistant: Seattle
Robert Gordon	....	assistant auditor (as Bob Gordon)
Clay A. Griffith	....	executive assistant: Cameron Crowe (as Clay Griffith)
Hilbert Hakim	....	production assistant
Bela Horvath	....	production assistant
Linden Johnson	....	assistant auditor
Patty MacDonald	....	executive assistant: Mr. Brooks
Mike McCall	....	production secretary
M. Rutledge McCall	....	assistant production coordinator
George Niciforos	....	production assistant
Jeffrey A. Okun	....	title designer (as Jeff Okun)
Fredell Pogodin	....	unit publicist
Ray Quiroz	....	script supervisor
Tim Roe	....	production assistant
Jeff Russell	....	production assistant: Seattle
David Salven Jr.	....	location manager
Rick Serva	....	production assistant: Seattle
Steve Share	....	assistant location manager (as Steven Share)
Eric Stoltz	....	production assistant
Paul Sullivan	....	auditor: Seattle
Todd Turner	....	production assistant
Shelley Wenk	....	production assistant: Seattle
Michelle Wright	....	production coordinator
Sandi Yunt	....	assistant: Ms. Platt
Suzanne Ziesmer	....	production assistant

Thanks
David Davis	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Gracie Films
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Fox Network (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Also Known As:

...Say Anything... (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Canada:A (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | Sweden:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Gracie Films

Trivia:

The dojo featured in this movie is the same one that was used in The Karate Kid (1984) as the Cobra Kai dojo.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Lloyd sat with Diane at Bell Square, but when they show the mall they are actually showing Westlake, not Bell Square.

Quotes:

Diane Court: I have this theory of convergence, that good things always happen with bad things. I know you have to deal with them at the same time, but I just don't know why they have to happen at the same time. I just wish I could work out some schedule. Am I just babbling? Do you know what I mean?
Lloyd Dobler: No.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in The Kari Files (2009)

Soundtrack:

Brandy

Teen Romantic Comedies Don't Get Much Better Than This

A Seattle high-school graduate with no apparent future, tired and for most part abandoned Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) sets his sights on the lovely Diane Court (Ione Skye), the class valedictorian, whom he had a chance encounter with at the town mall. After numerous valiant attempts and apparent successes, the two fall in love; however, while Lloyd is head over heels, Diane seems hesitant to maintain their relationship considering her recent fellowship at an acclaimed university and her father's trouble with the Internal Revenue Service. The romance between Cusack's Lloyd and Skye's Diane, although seemingly coming from out of nowhere, is still palpable and, as far as teen romance is concerned, very believable, and writer-director Cameron Crowe's bizarre and motor-mouthed dialogue perfectly suits the character of Lloydl; however, most of the scenes are stolen by John Cusack in what likely is his best performance to date; he fumbles over his words to accentuate the attitude of his character, and there are other moments when Cusack suddenly becomes the ultimate hero, even more involving than Rocky Balboa or Luke Skywalker at times; through the climax of the film it seems impossible not to root for Cusack, particularly the iconic scene forever cemented in teen movie history in which Lloyd stands outside of Diane's house next to his car, holding a boom box over his head and blasting Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" with a look of desperate heartache and lost pride on his face. An iconic date movie.