DramaComedyRomance

Anything Else

- In any relationship, one person always does the heavy lifting.

Jerry Falk, an aspiring writer in New York, falls in love at first sight with a free-spirited young woman named Amanda. He has heard the phrase that life is like "anything else," but soon he finds that life with the unpredictable Amanda isn't like anything else at all.

Release Date : 2003-08-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : DreamWorks PicturesVCL CommunicationsGravier ProductionsPerdido Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Jerry Falk

Original Name : Jason Biggs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amanda Chase

Original Name : Christina Ricci

Gender : Female

Character Name : David Dobel

Original Name : Woody Allen

Gender : Male

Character Name : Paula Chase

Original Name : Stockard Channing

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harvey Wexler

Original Name : Danny DeVito

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bob

Original Name : Jimmy Fallon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pip's Comic

Original Name : Anthony Arkin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Phil Reed

Original Name : David Conrad

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ray Polito

Original Name : Adrian Grenier

Gender : Male

Character Name : Psychiatrist

Original Name : William Hill

Gender : Male

Character Name : Connie

Original Name : Erica Leerhsen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Manager

Original Name : Fisher Stevens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bill

Original Name : Joseph Lyle Taylor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Brooke

Original Name : KaDee Strickland

Gender : Female

Character Name : Diana Krall

Original Name : Diana Krall

Gender : Female

Character Name : Movie Theater Patron

Original Name : Maurice Sonnenberg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hotel Desk Clerk

Original Name : Kenneth Edelson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Emily

Original Name : Wynter Kullman

Gender : Female

Character Name : Ralph

Original Name : Zach McLarty

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Thug #1

Original Name : Anthony J. Ribustello

Gender : Male

Character Name : Car Thug #2

Original Name : Ray Garvey

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cab Driver

Original Name : Ralph Pope

Gender : Male

Character Name : Movie Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : James Babbin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ron Keller, Acting Teacher (uncredited)

Original Name : Carson Grant

Gender : Male

Reviews

Wuchak

@Wuchak

2021-06-23

_**What it's like to have a nutty, morally loose girlfriend in New York City**_ Jerry (Jason Briggs) is a fledgling writer in the Big Apple with an inept agent (Danny DeVito). As Jerry starts a relationship with a loose girl (Christina Ricci) he gets counsel from an older writer with a great vocabulary named Dobel (Woody Allen), usually while walking Central Park. Stockard Channing plays the girl's irritating mother and a young Jimmy Fallon has a cameo. Written & directed by Woody Allen, "Anything Else" (2003) is a dialogue-driven romantic comedy that reflects on the mysteries, absurdities and ironies of life while focusing on the attraction and power of a nubile woman. Briggs is a quality protagonist and I enjoyed Jerry and Dobel's mentee/mentor relationship. Dobel uses a lot of obscure terminology so I recommend using the subtitles to keep up with it, as well as the low-key humor, which is quite entertaining. It's also nice to see Erica Leerhsen in a small role. Christina looks great and is a fit as can be, but her morally loose character is a mass of conflicting impulses. Her actions are controlled by whether or not she's excited by her sexual partner and, of course, only a new partner excites her, which means no sexual relations with a man once he becomes "old hat." While she's looking to find excitement elsewhere Jerry does everything he can to keep the relationship going, which is hard to do when the girl's obnoxious mother is living in the same apartment. Not only is it frustrating for Jerry to deal with this situation, it's frustrating for the viewer as well. No doubt these types of aggravating people and relationships are the point of the movie, and it IS amusing to a point, but it naturally makes the viewing experience aggravating as well. Plus sympathy for Jerry only goes so far; after all, he's the fool who dropped his perfectly suitable mate (KaDee Strickland) to pursue the sexy-but-unfaithful new girl. In short, he's sleeping in the bad he made. Nevertheless, the movie’s witty, thought-provoking, well made and performed. It’s one of Tarantino’s 20 favorite flicks from 1992-2009. The film runs 108 minutes and was shot entirely in New York City. GRADE: B-