The objective Diane lives with her father James Court, who is the owner of a retirement home. Lloyd is living with his sister Constance and has no plan for his future. Take a trip down memory lane by poring over all the things about this irreverent love story that you'd only notice as an adult. The unambitious teenager Lloyd Dobler has a crush on the gorgeous bookworm Diane Court and decides to invite her to date him in the high-school graduation party and she accepts. And your memory could be playing tricks on you where the super nostalgic Say Anything is concerned, too. Being a teenager was probably not as perfect or, alternately, as horrible as you remember. Like those adolescence and teen years, though, reality blurs when viewed through the lens of time. To this day, the boombox scene - or, later, that backseat scene - might make you weak in the knees. John Cusack and Ione Skye (Lloyd and Diane, respectively) had enough onscreen chemistry to give you hope through the often awkward, sometimes painful teen-dating era. scene, shortly after Diane breaks up with him, a heartsick Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) stands outside of Diane’s bedroom window (or so producers would have us believe) at night, holding a large Boombox that is playing Peter Gabriel’s hit 1986 song In Your Eyes. Who didn't dream of a Lloyd Dobler-esque romantic gesture? Now hailed as the movie's hallmark, it was one of those moments you probably used as a benchmark during your adolescence and teen years. Crowe encourages fans to try and find the reference in the film.Say Anything is a 1980s cult classic, and the boombox scene is a defining moment that likely overshadows your recollection of the rest of the movie.
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It is a reference to the 80s movie Say Anything, where John Cusack plays Peter Gabriels 'In Your Eyes' on a boombox outside the house of the girl he likes. This is not a reference to Romeo and Juliet. Can anyone fix this Rikthoff 18:08, 3 August 2012 (EDT). Although, while the theatrical version doesn't feature Stoltz, Crowe stated in the "Untitled" DVD commentary that the Untitled version does include a reference of some sort to Stoltz, thus keeping the streak alive. The issue date on this comic is not given, as i dont know one. Crowe’s story, about a high school underachiever named Lloyd Dobler who pursues the valedictorian of his recent graduation, Diane Court, is a real swoon-worthy and charming effort. John Cusack and Ione Skye in Say Anything 20th Century Fox Films. Crowe admitted they broke the streak and promised that Stoltz would do a double cameo in his next film, which would be "Vanilla Sky". And as far as romantic comedies go, Say Anything is unquestionably one of the finest. Lloyd Dobler (Cusack) is an unambitious C student who pursues valedictorian Diane Court (Skye) after graduation. It was the directorial debut of Cameron Crowe, who also wrote the screenplay. Stoltz was supposed to play David Bowie in "Almost Famous" but that didn't work out. is a 1989 High School romance starring John Cusack and Ione Skye. Eric was to be written a cameo for all Cameron films to come, but alas, in "Almost famous", he had prior obligations and couldn't make a part. Fifth was Eric's bit part of the organizer of Tom Cruise's bachelor party in "Jerry McGuire". Fourth was "Singles" (He played the annoying mime that Steve and Bailey pick up on their way to "DeSoto" in the Seattle themed film "Singles." ). Next came Eric's portrayal of Bill Conrad in another film written vy Cameron "The Wild Life" featuring Lea Thompson, Ilan Mitchell Smith (of Weird Science fame) and another Penn, Sean's younger brother Chris. The first being Eric played the part of Jeff Spicoli's stoner bud in " Fast Times At Ridgemont High" written by Cameron. This is actually the third collaboration of five that Cameron Crowe and Eric Stoltz participated in.