Say Anything (DVD)

~~~~~~~~~~~ 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

*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

I think this is one of the best movies of the 80s High School Genre, at least it is in my book. It stars John Cusack as Lloyd Dobler and Ione Skye as Diane Court. The premise of the movie is that Lloyd is in love with Diane. She is the class valedictorian and he's classified as an underachiever so their worlds don't usually collide. However, they are graduating high school soon and he's running out of time, so he asks her out on the last day of high school and it works. She agrees to go out with him and he basically woes her. They have their ups and downs along the way, as any romantic movie is suppose to have ( I don't want to give out to much cause you have to ...  Read the complete review