Say Anything... (1989)

	Directed by: Cameron Crowe	COUNTRY USA GENRE Romantic comedy / Drama NORWEGIAN TITLE Alle elsker Lloyd RUNNING TIME 100 minutes
	Produced by: Polly Platt
	Written by: Cameron Crowe

Cast includes:
CHARACTER	ACTOR/ACTRESS	RATING
Lloyd Dobler	John Cusack	½
Diane Court	Ione Skye
Jim Court	John Mahoney	½
Corey Flood	Lili Taylor	-
D.C.	Amy Brooks	-
Rebecca	Pamela Adlon	-
Mike Cameron	Jason Gould	-
Joe	Loren Dean	-
Mrs. Flood	Polly Platt	-
Mrs. Evans	Bebe Neuwirth	-
Mark	Jeremy Piven	-
Vahlere	Eric Stoltz	-
Sheila	Kim Walker	-
Mimi	Chynna Phillips	-
Constance Doubler (uncredited)	Joan Cusack	-
IRS boss	Philip Baker Hall	-

Review

This sweet high-school romance, Cameron Crowe’s first feature, was hailed for being a cut above its peers at the time of release, mainly because the characters and the challenges they face are utterly ordinary and therefore feel authentic. Crowe’s script is clever, but not so clever that it comes off as showboating – it’s clear that he remembers many of the mechanisms at play for a first love. John Cusack and Ione Skye became representatives for the offbeat 1980s youngsters, and the film gained a cult following, not least due to the emblematic scene where Cusack holds a boombox in the air outside of Skye's bedroom to express his love for her. Yes, it’s fifty-fifty romantic and tacky.