~~~~~~~~~~~ INTRODUCTION ~~~~~~~~~~~ As a child of the eighties, I have fond memories of iconic teen film classics such as "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", and the "Breakfast Club", but there was one film, above all others, which I related to and connected with as an awkward teenager coming of age in New York - Cameron Crowe's under-rated and oft overlooked "Say Anything". John Cusack is one of my favourite actors, and this is without doubt one of his finest early roles. He plays the "invisible everyman" to perfection - a guy who everyone knows, everyone likes, but who ...  Read the complete review

FILM ONLY REVIEW Found languishing on my PVR this wonderful late 1980s film provided a couple of hours of superb entertainment and a great chance to reminisce and relive some of the fab music of the era! Set in Seattle we open with the classic American high school graduation scene. Class of 1988 star Diane Court (Ione Skye) is pitched as the outsider, the girl that's cute, beautiful and highly intelligent. She's the girl who doesn't make friends at school, keeping peers at a distance and, as a result, them keeping her at a distance. Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) is the love interest, the directionless young man who decides that he really wants to ...  Read the complete review

Nearing graduation Lloyd Dobler falls in love with valedictorian Diane, although his friends raise their doubts, he plucks up the courage to ask her out, eventually coercing her to come with him to a house party, beginning their relationship. On the surface Dobler appears to be easy to relate to. He's just a genuinely nice guy. There's not much else to him otherwise, he's has no real problems in his life and no real character flaws. It's repeatedly stated that he's an underachiever but his reasons for this never make it into the plot with any real force nor is it noticeable had we not been told. In fact, the only thing, really, in his life is Diane. What a ...  Read the complete review

*This is a film only review* Released in 1989, a couple years late to be dragged under the 'Brat Pack' banner, 'Say anything' was Cameron Crowe's directorial debut in the years before he found fame with 'Almost Famous,' 'Jerry Maguire', 'Vanilla Sky' and (uckk!) 'Elizabethtown.' John Cusack plays Lloyd, recently graduated from high school and drawn to Diane, played by Ione Skye - a high achiever due to go to England on an academic scholarship at the end of the summer. On a whim, he asks her out. Impressed by his confidence and his sense of humour she agrees and the two begin dating. However, some interference comes in the form of her father ...  Read the complete review

This 1989 produced movie is available to buy on Region 2 PAL DVD in the UK. It shows in widescreen format and has optional subtitles in English, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish. The film is approximately 96 minutes running length. The DVD extras on this disc include interactive menus and the original theatrical trailer. The film stars a young John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler, an underachieving high school senior who has his sights set on romancing the Grade-A sweeter than icecream supergirl, Diane Court, who is played by Ione Skye. Dobler is an optimistic young kid who is an apiring kick-boxer but who is not academically gifted or career-minded.In ...  Read the complete review