SAY ANYTHING!

Lloyd Dobler: "I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that".

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Our Summer Series continues with the Cameron Crowe film "SAY ANYTHING". As you may (or may not) know Crowe also wrote "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (his debut), "The Wild Life", "Singles", "Jerry MaGuire", (featured here in 2006) "Almost Famous" (featured here in 2007), the obtuse (and strange) "Vanilla Sky" and of course, "Elizabethtown".

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Ione Skye, who plays Diane Court just turned 37 last week. This film is somewhat relevant to this BLOG because I have a history of having a hard time letting go of Summer. So, while it is still Officially Summer, my thinking was 'Why not feature a film worthy of realistic dialogue?'. All of which brings us to John Cusak in his break-out role of Lloyd Dobler, a graduating high school senior who has a serious infatuation with Diane Court. Court is the attractive if not alienated class valedictorian. In the genre' of "escape films"--(films for those of us with too much reality in our lives to see a serious drama every week) Skye's character is well played as brainy, but not a nerd, beautiful, but not popular -- and she's scared about her future. Cusack takes the cake for the anti-hero whose strongest ambition is kick-boxing. The group of confidants surrounding him include Cusack's real-life sister Joan (uncredited as Lloyd's sister, Constance), Lili Taylor and Amy Brooks. The dialogue is fresh, funny and for now--about the lightest fare you'll see here on FMSN. Directed and Written by Cameron Crowe, we have a hell of a good cast including: John Mahoney as Diane's Dad, Bebe Neuwirth as Mrs. Evans, Eric Stoltz as Vahlere, Chynna Phillips as Mimi, Pamela Adlon as Rebecca, Loren Dean as Joe and Glenn Walker Harris, Jr. as Jason Dobler. Yes, we'll get into more intense waters later. But for now, break out some Bailey's Irish Cream on ice, sit back and enjoy life with your cell phone set on "Silent".

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