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Anywhere But Here (1999)

12 114 min  -  Comedy | Drama  -   12 November 1999 (USA)
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Reviews: 94 user | 77 critic | 33 from Metacritic.com

A mother and daughter search for success in Beverly Hills.

Director:

Wayne Wang

Writers:

Mona Simpson (book), Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Susan Sarandon ...
Natalie Portman ...
Hart Bochner ...
Eileen Ryan Eileen Ryan ...
Lillian
Ray Baker ...
Ted
John Diehl ...
Jimmy
Shawn Hatosy ...
Benny
Bonnie Bedelia ...
Carol
Faran Tahir ...
Hisham Badir
Shishir Kurup ...
Hisham Badir (voice)
Samantha Goldstein Samantha Goldstein ...
4 Year Old Ann
Scott Burkholder Scott Burkholder ...
Man with Mercedes
Yvonna Kopacz Wright ...
Assistant Hotel Manager (as Yvonna Kopacz)
Eva Amurri Martino ...
Girl on T.V.
Kieren van den Blink ...
Girl on T.V.
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Storyline

Fed up with her small-town Bay City existence, Adele August leaves her family and second husband and heads for Beverley Hills with her daughter. The teenager resents the move and her mother's always flamboyant behaviour and in turns plans to get away to university on the east coast. Mum's plans are different - she wants a movie star for a daughter. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Taglines:

A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sex-related material See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Cambio de vida See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$23,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$5,607,137 (USA) (14 November 1999) (1672 Screens)

Gross:

$18,653,615 (USA) (20 February 2000)
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Trivia

In this film, Susan Sarandon calls Natalie Portman Pooh Bear. In Beautiful Girls, Timothy Hutton calls himself Pooh Bear and calls Portman his Christopher Robin. See more »

Goofs

Errors in geography: In the scene where Adele wakes up Ann to go see the sun rise, they are looking West out on the Pacific Ocean, but the sun would be rising in the East, not the West. To view anything in that direction, they would be watching the sun set. See more »

Quotes

Adele: You're not having sex with anybody are you?
Ann: What?
Adele: You know?
Ann: No, I don't know.
Adele: [Looks at her and tilts head, staring]
Ann: [Tilts head back, staring]
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Soundtracks

"I Will Remember You"
Written by Sarah McLachlan, Seamus Egan, Dave Merenda See more »