Say Anything...

Say Anything... 1989 20th Century Fox.
Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye, John Mahoney, Lili Taylor, Joan Cusack
Director: Cameron Crowe
Buy Say Anything... at Amazon (special edition).

Believe me, this movie is much more than John Cusack holding a boombox over his head.

Lloyd Dobler is a mediocre student and aspiring kickboxer who is romantically pursuing the school valedictorian Diane Court (Skye), even if his friends believe that she's totally out of his league. Diane has won a major scholarship to study in England, and will be going there at the end of the summer, so Lloyd doesn't have that much time to win her heart. Meanwhile, Diane's father Jim is under investigation by the IRS for tax violations committed at his nursing school, and Diane agonizes about not spending enough time with him before she goes overseas. Jim also doesn't approve of his daughter dating an underachiever like Lloyd.

Highly, highly recommended.

P.S. Standing outside the house of the person you want more than anything, and holding a boombox blaring "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel doesn't work in real life. You'll annoy the neighbors, and come across as a total creep. Maybe if you're lucky, that person you want won't send someone else to tell you to back off!

Besides, what if your crush doesn't even like Peter Gabriel?