Anywhere But Here _ film
Anywhere is a 1999 American drama film. The film is based on the novel by Mona Simpson, the screenplay was written by Alvin Sargent and directed by Wayne Wang was produced by Laurence Mark, Petra Alexandria and Ginny Nugent. It stars Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman.The story, by Mona Simpson, has some similarities to Simpson's own youth as a young woman who moves from Wisconsin, west of California with her divorced mother, Joanne, although Simpson denies any literal. [Citation needed]
Filming began in late June 1998 and debuted at the Toronto Film Festival September 17, 1999 before being released on November 12.
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Description of places
4 Music
5 Awards and nominations
6 Box Office
7 References
8 External links
Field
Adele August (Susan Sarandon) is an eccentric woman who, with her daughter hesitates Ann (Natalie Portman), leaving a small town in Wisconsin and went to Beverly Hills for her dreams, even if it can not know what these dreams are self-itself. Adele is confused and always try to address the issues of the easy way. She buys things she can not afford, and his daughter is upset when she does. When you live in Beverly Hills, Adele improvises from day to day, are often unable to pay the bills. She wants her daughter to become an actress, but Ann is much more interested in starting at Brown University. After Adele fails in many ways, she accepts her daughter's plans and decides to help him.
Cast
Susan Sarandon as Adele August
Natalie Portman as Ann August
Shawn Hatosy as Benny
Hart Bochner as Josh Spritzer
Eileen Ryan as Lillian
Ray Baker as Ted
John Diehl as Jimmy
Bonnie Bedelia as Carol
Faran Tahir as Hisham Badir
Caroline Aaron, Gail Letterfine
Corbin Allred as Peter
Michael Milhoan as Cop
John Carroll Lynch as Jack Irwin
Steve Berra as Hal
Eva Amurri, daughter of real life, Susan Sarandon, made a brief appearance as a girl on TV.
Filming
Beverly Hills High School in Beverly Hills, California, USA
Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows, Beverly Hills, California, USA
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, USA
Los Angeles, California, USA
Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Music
Soundtrack of the film was released November 2, 1999, ten days before the film's release in theaters. Score was divided into the Atlantic Ocean and the Wea.
The soundtrack contains original music by Lisa Loeb, Danny Elfman and kd lang. It is also featured tracks by artists such as LeAnn Rimes, Sarah McLachlan, pocket size, and other artists.
Awards And Nominations
Golden Globe Awards
Nominated - Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Natalie Portman
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Nominated - Best Contemporary Hair Styling (Feature) - Paul LeBlanc
Young Artist Awards
Nominated - Best Performance in a Film - Leading Young Actor - Natalie Portman
Ticket Office
The film opened at No. 5 on the box office in North America by 5.6 million USD in its opening weekend.
