Anything Else (2003)

August 27, 2003 (US) • Drama, Comedy, Romance • 108m

Overview

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.

Director

Woody Allen

Writer

Woody Allen

Top Billed

Jason Biggs

Keywords

psychoanalysis comedian relationship problems advice experience

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Top Billed Cast

Jason Biggs

Jerry Falk

Christina Ricci

Amanda Chase

Woody Allen

David Dobel

Stockard Channing

Paula Chase

Danny DeVito

Harvey Wexler

Jimmy Fallon

Bob

Anthony Arkin

Pip's Comic

David Conrad

Dr. Phil Reed

Adrian Grenier

Ray Polito

William Hill

Psychiatrist

Erica Leerhsen

Connie

Fisher Stevens

Manager

Joseph Lyle Taylor

Bill

KaDee Strickland

Brooke

Diana Krall

Maurice Sonnenberg

Movie Theater Patron

Kenneth Edelson

Hotel Desk Clerk

Wynter Kullman

Emily

Zach McLarty

Ralph

Anthony J. Ribustello

Car Thug #1

Ray Garvey

Car Thug #2

Ralph Pope

Cab Driver

James Babbin

Movie Patron (uncredited)

Carson Grant

Ron Keller, Acting Teacher (uncredited)

William E. Corcoran

Army and Navy Pedestrian (uncredited)

Dono Cunningham

Party Goer (uncredited)

James Denapoli

Student (uncredited)

David Jefferson

College Student (uncredited)

Charles LaPlaca

Uniformed Cop (uncredited)

Greg Orvis

Party Goer (uncredited)

Melisanne Russo

Customer (uncredited)

Frank Stellato

Concerned Diner (uncredited)

Eric Tonken

Bar Patron (uncredited)

Crew

Darius Khondji

Director of Photography

Letty Aronson

Producer

Woody Allen

Director

Woody Allen

Screenplay

Stephen Tenenbaum

Executive Producer

Alisa Lepselter

Editor

Benny Medina

Executive Producer

Janice Williams

Production Supervisor

Peter Gelfman

Property Master

Michael Green

Camera Operator

Pedro Hernández

Best Boy Grip

Jerry DeCarlo

Hairstylist

Nancy Cabrera

Foley Artist

Charles H. Joffe

Co-Executive Producer

Helen Robin

Co-Producer

Helen Robin

Unit Production Manager

Pietro Lorino, Jr.

Production Accountant

Chinyere Ryan

Scenic Artist

Jerry Yuen

Cableman

Sylvia Menno

Dialogue Editor

Jack Rollins

Co-Executive Producer

Danielle Rigby

Second Assistant Director

Jay Carrado

Stunts

Eric Wrolstad

Location Scout

Tim Grimes

Assistant Property Master

Richard Patrick

First Assistant Director

Abby Bailey

Assistant Accountant

Alicia Haldenwang

Assistant Production Coordinator

Jonathan Arkin

Assistant Art Director

Carl Turnquest

Projection

Thomas Kodros

Dolby Consultant

Greg Conroy

Location Assistant

Ged Dickersin

Location Scout

Robin McAllister

Assistant Property Master

Daniel J. Adkins

Wardrobe Supervisor

Robert Hein

Supervising Sound Editor

Currie Person

Location Scout

Glenfield Payne

Sound Effects Editor

Peter Tavis

Transportation Captain

Amy R. Gorin

Location Assistant

Karen E. Etcoff

Extras Casting

David E. Baron

First Assistant Camera

Scott H. Ramsey

Gaffer

Rebecca Gregg

Assistant Costume Designer

Lori Hicks

Makeup Artist

Nuria Sitja

Makeup Artist

Tally Morse

Dolly Grip

Mark Schwentner

Best Boy Electric

Ron Ottesen

Special Effects Coordinator

Paul Brush Jr.

Standby Carpenter

Lisa R. Frucht

Wardrobe Supervisor

Steve Guilbaud

Payroll Accountant

John Robert Reed

Location Scout

Amy Silverman

Camera Loader

John Ottesen

Special Effects Coordinator

Ron Petagna Sr.

Construction Coordinator

Todd Milner

Foley Editor

Lynn H. Powers

Assistant Location Manager

Glenn Lloyd

Art Department Coordinator

Daniel K. Grosso

Leadman

Gary Martone

Key Grip

Lee Dichter

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ryan Collison

Foley Recording Engineer

Frank Didio

Head Carpenter

Christie Mullen

Location Manager

Matt Balzarini

Second Assistant Camera

Peggy Schierholz

Hairstylist

Akil Wilson

Assistant Sound Editor

David Wahnon

First Assistant Sound Editor

David Velasco

Location Assistant

Timothy J. Wood

Transportation Co-Captain

Santo Loquasto

Production Design

Tom Warren

Art Direction

Gary Alper

Production Sound Mixer

Brian Hamill

Still Photographer

Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto

Casting Associate

Regina Graves

Set Decoration

Sara Corrigan

First Assistant Editor

Stephen Consentino

Steadicam Operator

Frank Graziadei

Boom Operator

David J. Thompson

Steadicam Operator

Manny Siverio

Stunt Coordinator

Kay Chapin

Script Supervisor

Laura Rosenthal

Casting

Laura Jean Shannon

Costume Design

Juliet Taylor

Casting

David Swayze

Assistant Art Director

Morgan Neville

Assistant Editor

Reviews

Wuchak

⭐ 6/10

April 29, 2021

_**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-

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