Anywhere But Here

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Anywhere But Here

Directed by	Wayne Wang
Produced by	Laurence Mark
Written by	Mona Simpson (novel) Alvin Sargent (screenplay)
Starring	Susan Sarandon Natalie Portman
Music by	Danny Elfman
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date(s)	November 12, 1999 (USA)
Running time	109 min.
Language	English
IMDb profile

For other uses, see Anywhere But Here (album).

Anywhere But Here is a 1999 drama film. The film is based on the novel by Mona Simpson, the screenplay was written by Alvin Sargent and directed by Wayne Wang. It was produced by Laurence Mark, Petra Alexandria and Ginny Nugent. It stars Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman as well as Ray Baker, Shawn Hatosy, Caroline Aaron, Corbin Allred, Michael Milhoan and John Carroll Lynch.

The story, by Mona Simpson, bears some similarities to Simpson's own youth, as young Wisconsin girl who moves west to California with her divorcee mother, Joanne, although Simpson denies any literal ties.

Filming began in late June of 1998 and it debuted at the Toronto Film Festival on September 17 in 1999, before being released on November 12.

1 Plot summary
2 Filming locations
3 Music
4 Awards and nominations
5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Adele August (Susan Sarandon) is an eccentric woman who leaves her husband in a small Wisconsin town and goes to Beverly Hills to realize her dreams, even though she may not know what those dreams are herself. She takes her reluctant daughter, Ann (Natalie Portman), with her. When living in Beverly Hills, Adele improvises from day to day, often being unable to pay the bills. She wants her daughter to become an actress, but Ann is much more interested in going away to Brown University. After Adele fails in many respects, she accepts her daughter's plans and decides to help her.

[edit] Filming locations

Beverly Hills High School, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Beverly Hills Hotel & Bungalows, Beverly Hills, California, United States
Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Angeles, California, United States
Westwood Village, Westwood, Los Angeles, California, United States

[edit] Music

A soundtrack to the film was released on November 2, 1999, ten days prior to the release of the film into theatres. The soundtrack was distributed by Atlantic and Wea.

The soundtrack features original music by Lisa Loeb, Danny Elfman and K.D. Lang. It also featured tracks by artists such as LeAnn Rimes, Sarah McLachlan, Pocket Size as well as other various artists.