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Anywhere But Here

Year:

1999

Duration:

114 min

Genres:

Comedy | Drama

IMDB rate:

6.1

Director:

Wayne Wang

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 1999-11-12

Filming Locations: Beverly Hills, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $23,000,000

Opening Weekend: $5,607,137 (USA) (14 November 1999)

Gross: $18,653,615 (USA) (20 February 2000)

Cast

Actor

Character

Eva Amurri Martino

Nina Barry

Susan Sarandon

Adele August

Natalie Portman

Ann August

Hart Bochner

Josh Spritzer

Eileen Ryan

Lillian

Ray Baker

Ted

John Diehl

Jimmy

Shawn Hatosy

Benny

Bonnie Bedelia

Carol

Faran Tahir

Hisham Badir

Shishir Kurup

Hisham Badir (voice)

Samantha Goldstein

4 Year Old Ann

Scott Burkholder

Man with Mercedes

Yvonna Kopacz Wright

Assistant Hotel Manager (as Yvonna Kopacz)

Kieren van den Blink

Girl on T.V.

Jennifer Castle

Girl on T.V.

Caroline Aaron

Gail Letterfine

Bebe Drake

Mrs. Rush

Paul Guilfoyle

George Franklin

Allison Sie

Teacher

Sharona Alperin

Real Estate Agent

Mary Ellen Trainor

Homeowner

Elisabeth Moss

Rachel

Ashley Johnson

Sarah

Heather DeLoach

Ellen

Corbin Allred

Peter

Stephanie Niznik

Waitress

Heather McComb

Janice Pearlman

Lindley Harrison

Janice's Mother

Michael Milhoan

Cop

Bob Sattler

Bernie

Nina Leichtling

Josh's Wife

Jay Harrington

Waiter

Andy Bowles

Mourner (as Andrew Bowles)

Rick Hurst

Reverend

Rachel Wilson

Sylvia

Stephen Berra

Hal

Cricky Long

Casting Executive

Lillian Adams

Jack's Mother

John Carroll Lynch

Jack Irwin

Megan Mullally

Woman Buying Car

George Peck

Man with Luggage

Katharine Boyd

Choir Member

Monique Donnelly

Choir Member

Ricky Rebel

Choir Member (as Ricky Felix Godinez)

Shana Halligan

Choir Member

Ian Joyce

Choir Member

Megan Joyce

Choir Member

Megan McGinnis

Choir Member

Cody Page

Choir Member

Jonathan Redford

Choir Member

Eve Reinhardt

Choir Member

Fletcher Sheridan

Choir Member

Christopher Snyder

Choir Member

Chris M. Allport

Benny (voice) (uncredited)

Thora Birch

Mary (uncredited)

Alexandra Glazer

Victoria (uncredited)

Phil Hawn

Teacher in Picket Line (uncredited)

Mia Korf

Josh's Date (uncredited)

Alicia Leigh Willis

(uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

In this film, Susan Sarandon calls Natalie Portman Pooh Bear. In Beautiful Girls (1996), Timothy Hutton calls himself Pooh Bear and calls Portman his Christopher Robin.

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Susan Sarandon informed the movie's producers that she would not be interested in the project if Natalie Portman was not cast as her daughter.

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When Ann is auditioning for a movie role, the casting assistant calls for a "Karen Scarborough". Karen Scarborough is the payroll accountant for the film.

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Goofs

At the end of the movie, when saying goodbye at the airport, we can see a mother with her baby at the background who walks out the scene in the middle of the conversation between Adele and Ann. Some seconds later she is again in the same point. It occurs between 1:42 and 1:43 time of the film.

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In the scene where Adele wakes up Ann to go see the sun rise, they are looking West out on the Pacific Ocean, but the sun would be rising in the East, not the West. To view anything in that direction, they would be watching the sun set.

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Quotes

Adele: You never were a small-town girl.

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Adele: [to Ann] You are a beautiful girl with great potential. I'm not going to see your future as some nothing girl in a nothing factory in a nothing town! You are 14-years old. You have always had enough to eat. You have always had a roof over your head and if you stick with me you always will because I am your mother. I know what is best for you because that is my job. Plus, you're going to go to school in Beverly Hills which is only the best school district in the United States! And you'll be a child actor while you're still a child!

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Adele: Where are you going?

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