Anything Else
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| Directed by | Woody Allen |
| Produced by | Letty Aronson |
| Written by | Woody Allen |
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| Cinematography | Darius Khondji |
| Edited by | Alisa Lepselter |
| Distributed by | DreamWorks (USA) Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (UK DVD) |
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108 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $18 million |
| Box office | $13,585,075 |
Anything Else is a 2003 romantic comedy film. The film was written and directed by Woody Allen, produced by his sister Letty Aronson, and stars Jason Biggs, Christina Ricci, Allen, Stockard Channing, Danny DeVito, Jimmy Fallon, Erica Leerhsen and KaDee Strickland.
Anything Else was the opening-night selection at the 60th annual Venice International Film Festival.
Plot
Jerry Falk (Biggs), an aspiring writer living in New York City, has a girlfriend Brooke (Strickland). He falls in love with Amanda (Ricci) and begins an affair. After listening to outlandish excuses about his behavior, Brooke dumps him. Jerry turns to an aging, struggling artist (Allen) who acts as his oracle, which includes trying to help sort out Jerry’s romantic life.
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Casting
- Jason Biggs as Jerry Falk
- Christina Ricci as Amanda Chase
- Woody Allen as David Dobel
- Stockard Channing as Paula Chase, Amanda's mother
- Danny DeVito as Harvey Wexler
- Jimmy Fallon as Bob
- KaDee Strickland as Brooke
- Adrian Grenier as Ray Polito
- David Conrad as Dr. Phil Reed
Critical reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes]] gave the film a score of 40%, based on reviews from 129 critics.[1] Metacritic gave the film an average score of 43 out of 100, based on reviews from 37 critics.[2]
Leonard Maltin, in his movie and video guide, gave the film a “BOMB” rating (the only Allen-directed film he has ever rated BOMB), and called it “Allen’s all-time worst”.[citation needed]
In August 2009, it was cited by Quentin Tarantino as one of his favorite 20 films since 1992 when his career as a filmmaker began.[3]
References
External links
- 2003 films
- English-language films
- Articles using small message boxes
- Articles with unsourced statements from January 2016
- Films directed by Woody Allen
- Films about writers
- Films set in New York City
- 2000s romantic comedy films
- DreamWorks Pictures films
- American romantic comedy films
- American films
- Screenplays by Woody Allen
- Films produced by Letty Aronson
