SAY ANYTHING distributed by 20th CENTURY FOX (1989). It starred John Cusack and Ione Sky. The director was Cameron Crowe in his directorial debut. The production budget climbed to $16 million and grossed $20 million at the box office.
The story is simple. Lloyd (John Cusack) is entering his senior year in high school. He doesn't know what he wants to do after graduation. Diane (Ione Sky) is the school's valedictorian who nabbed a prestigious fellowship in England which she will attend after the summer. Lloyd finally drums up the courage to ask Diane out on a date. They fall in love, but her dad Jim doesn't like Lloyd. The complications begin.
"Say Anything" wasn't a teen sex comedy like the ones Hollywood cranked-out each year. It dealt with a relationship between a single father, Jim (John Mahoney) and his daughter Diane. She was a smart student who had a bright future. He gave her everything she ever wanted. There was no 1980's movie that dealt with this kind of relationship. It was refreshing and the story reflected high school in the Pacific Northwest.
It was a huge smash with VHS Home Video rentals. In that decade, video cameras were the rage and it shows in this movie. There were no cell phones, iPhones nor the Internet back then. We had "pagers" in 1989. (Hah... Ancient - I know).
"Say Anything" is on BluRay. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.
Below is the 1989 original movie trailer from 20th Century Fox. It looks blurry and faded - but still good.
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