![]() ![]() RIP.)ĭon’t worry, there are other Seattle-set films that weren’t totally filmed in Los Angeles or Vancouver, BC. are still standing-even though as of 2019, the film is a whole 30 years old. ![]() Just like the cassette tapes and big hair, a lot of the Seattle locations are relics of another time, but it's nice to know we can always go back with a little help from Cameron Crowe-who also directed the much more Seattle-centric Singles.ĭespite a changing Seattle, many of the buildings from Say Anything. Still, there are plenty of Seattle sights (and one Tacoma attraction) that make their way into the film and the memories of those who love it. In fact, most of the scenes involving the actors were shot in L.A., while Seattle was used mainly for establishing shots and a few key moments. with John Cusack holding the boombox over his head was actually filmed in Los Angeles. The authoritative record of NPR’s programming is the audio record.First of all: we regret to inform you that the iconic scene of Say Anything. This text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future. NPR transcripts are created on a rush deadline by Verb8tm, Inc., an NPR contractor, and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with NPR. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at for further information. #SAY ANYTHING BOOMBOX SCENE GIF MOVIE#In your eyes, the resolution, in your eyes, of all the fruitless searches.Ĭopyright © 2014 NPR. It's probably one of the most famous scenes in movie history, though it turns out the boombox moment in Say Anything could have ended up very differently. In your eyes, I see the doorway to a thousand churches. GABRIEL: In your eyes, the light, the heat. GOODWYN: Linda Holmes writes and edits NPR's entertainment blog "Monkey See." Her appreciation of "Say Anything." first aired on All Things Considered earlier this week. ![]() What are you? And he says, I'm Lloyd Dobler. At one point, a guy asks him how he got Diane to go out with him. Lloyd is a partner, not just a boyfriend - different even if he doesn't know why. They did these difficult, real things together. It turns out Lloyd and Diana didn't just kiss or drive off in a convertible. It's when we learn that Lloyd has helped Diane write and rewrite a very difficult letter to her father. As 'Say Anything' turns 30, Ione Skye reflects on iconic boombox scene The actress admits she was surprised the movie's signature scene captivated so many people. With a prized scholarship to study abroad hanging in the balance, Diane must find a way to make both men happy. Watching it 25 years later, the most romantic scene for me now is near the end. A budding romance between noble underachiever Lloyd Dobler and high school valedictorian Diane Court is threatened when Dianes overly possessive, disapproving father interferes with their relationship. I'm sure that boombox scene seemed like the most romantic idea a movie had ever had. When I first saw "Say Anything.," I was 18. Crowe presented a different fantasy - that a very good person might fall in love with you. In 1989, John Hughes had finished a run of films about high school in which the fantasy was that someone unattainable, someone rich, popular or rebellious, might notice you. ![]() He courts Diane by wrapping her in his transparent, guileless affection. He is as determined in the arenas of love and happiness as other movie heroes are in the arenas of sports and competition. I want to get hurt! he enthuses.Ĭrowe wrote other rash, restless dreamers in films like "Jerry Maguire" and "Almost Famous," but Lloyd is his best work. When a friend warns him about getting hurt in this relationship, Lloyd is undeterred. When her dad persuades Diane to break up with Lloyd, he goes to her house and plays that Peter Gabriel song in the driveway toward her window, hoping she'll reconsider.Ĭrowe has deep empathy for the uncertainty that comes with the end of high school. The girl is Diane brilliant, beautiful and shy. He's the 19-year-old at the center of Cameron Crowe's 1989 story about a boy, a girl, and her father. LINDA HOLMES, BYLINE: Lloyd Dobler is played by John Cusack. GOODWYN: Linda Holmes, of our pop culture blog "Monkey See," was a teenager when she first saw the film "Say Anything." She says all these years later, she has a new appreciation of it. PETER GABRIEL: (Singing) All my instincts, they return. Twenty-five years ago, Lloyd Dobler raised a boombox over his head and changed the world of movie boyfriends forever. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |