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Anywhere but Here
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Anywhere but Here is a 1999 American drama film directed by Wayne Wang and produced by Laurence Mark. The screenplay was written by Alvin Sargent, with music composed by Danny Elfman. The film features Natalie Portman, Susan Sarandon, Shawn Hatosy, and Eileen Ryan in the cast, with Portman also serving as narrator. Roger Deakins served as the director of photography.
The movie was released on November 12, 1999, and has a runtime of 114 minutes. It was produced by 20th Century Studios and Fox 2000 Pictures, and distributed by 20th Century Studios and Netflix. The narrative is set in Los Angeles and explores themes such as mother-daughter relationships and dreams. The film was shot in English.
Critical reception included a review score of 6.3 out of 10, 59 out of 100, and 64 percent. Audience ratings listed a vote average of 6.067 and an IMDb rating of 6.2. The production budget was $23,000,000, resulting in revenue of $18,653,615.
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6.1Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Cast
- Susan Sarandon as Adele August
- Natalie Portman as Ann August
- Hart Bochner as Josh Spritzer
- Eileen Ryan as Lillian
- Ray Baker as Ted
- John Diehl as Jimmy
Themes
- dreams
- beverly hills
- mother daughter relationship
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Wayne Wang
- Screenwriter
- Alvin Sargent
- Cast member
- Steve Berra
- Composer
- Danny Elfman
- Producer
- Laurence Mark
- Production company
- 20th Century Studios
- Cinematographer
- Roger Deakins
- Narrative location
- Los Angeles
- Duration
- 114
- FilmAffinity ID
- 883382
- Distribution format
- video on demand
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- publication date
- 1999-01-01
- title
- Anywhere but Here
- narrator
- Natalie Portman
- distributed by
- Netflix
- assessment
- Bechdel test
- review score
- 64%
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