Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer:

Woody Allen

Stars:

Edward Norton, Goldie Hawn, Julia Roberts

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 9 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Edward Norton	...	Holden
Drew Barrymore	...	Skylar
Diva Gray	...	Nanny
Ami Almendral	...	Nanny
Madeline Balmaceda	...	Nanny
Vivian Cherry	...	Nurse
Tommie Baxter	...	Old Woman
Jeff DeRocker	...	Homeless Man (as Jeff Derocker)
Cherylyn Jones	...	Mannequin
Tina Paul	...	Mannequin / Harry Winston Dancer
Vikki Schnurr	...	Mannequin
Natasha Lyonne	...	DJ
Kevin Hagan	...	Doorman
Alan Alda	...	Bob
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Lane

Storyline

Holden and Skylar are in love with each other. Skylar lives with a large and extended family on Manhattan. Her parents, Bob and Steffi have been married to each other for many years. Joe, a friend of theirs, who has a daughter, DJ, with Steffi. After yet another relationship, Joe is alone again. He flees to Venice, and meets Von, and makes her believe that he is the man of her dreams. However, their happiness is fake all the way, and she returns to her previous husband. Steffi spends her time with charity work, and manages to break up Skylars and Holdens relation when she introduces Skylar to a released jailbird, Charles Ferry.

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Plot Keywords:

love | liberal | song | engagement | opposites attract | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for one use of strong language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 January 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Woody Allen Fall Project 1995

Filming Locations:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$20,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

ITL 1,247,673,000 (Italy) (31 January 1997)

Gross:

$9,714,482 (USA) (25 April 1997)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miramax Films, Buena Vista Pictures, Magnolia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

101 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Woody Allen did not tell the actors that it was a musical until after they signed their contracts.

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Goofs

The camera and Woody Allen are reflected in a mirror during the dance scene in the jewelry store.

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Quotes

Steffi: Y'know over the years I often wondered what would have happened if we stayed together.
Joe: Well, that's something we never gonna know. We've managed to produce a fabulous daughter though. She got your looks, fortunately, and my... magic personality.

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Crazy Credits

No opening credits save the title.

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Connections

Referenced in The New Adventures of Old Christine: Everyone Says I Love You Except Ritchie (2008)

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Soundtracks

"My Baby Just Cares for Me"
(1930)
Written by Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn
Arranged and Conducted by Dick Hyman (uncredited)
Performed by Edward Norton, Natasha Lyonne, Edward Hibbert, The Helen Miles Singers & 'Dick Hyman and the New York Studio Players'

User Reviews

Sweet, light weight musical - enjoy it (it's later than you think!)

In an old fashioned musical, the loves and losses of an extended upper-class family in Manhattan are followed in song from NY to Paris and Venice.

The company logo comes onscreen followed closely by the white title on a black background. Seconds later we are into the first song as two young lovers walk in the park - and it's not until 100 minutes later that it lets you go again. The plot is nothing more than lots of strands of love and loss tied together by family connections. None of the stories really have any great significance but are backed up by wit and some charming song and dance numbers. This is whimsy at it's very best.

It feels like Woody Allen has really relaxed and is making films that hark back to an older age - indeed his usual style is tuned down a little to make it more accessible and more enjoyable. He has several black characters, his humour is witty but less cruel than usual and his narrative is driven by a teenage girl rather than himself. It feels so free of his usual cynicism that it adds to the weightless charm it already has. He handles the song and dance scene with such vigour and such imagination that you find yourself wondering why he hasn't done a musical before.

The superb cast all catch the charm and light feel perfectly. Not all of them are great singers but they all do well and give their best (except Barrymore who refused and was dubbed). The usual stars are complimented by plenty of well known faces - Alda, Goldie Hawn, Lucas Haas, Portman, Tim Roth, Roberts and of course the wonderful Edward Norton.

This is 100 minutes of lightweight wonder. It has no rough edges, no difficult issues, no cruel jokes and very little swearing. Only the coldest heart could fail to warm to this little charmer.