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I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

I'll Do Anything

She's the most maddening female he's ever met. And she's only six years old.

1994•1h 55m•

★5.6(56 ratings)

ComedyDramaMusic

Overview

Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.

Director

James L. Brooks

Writers

James L. Brooks

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Main Cast

Nick Nolte

Nick Nolte

Matt Hobbs

Whittni Wright

Whittni Wright

Jeannie Hobbs

Albert Brooks

Albert Brooks

Burke Adler

Julie Kavner

Julie Kavner

Nan Mulhanney

Joely Richardson

Joely Richardson

Cathy Breslow

Tracey Ullman

Tracey Ullman

Beth Hobbs

Jeb Brown

Jeb Brown

Male D Person

Joely Fisher

Joely Fisher

Female D Person

Vicki Lewis

Vicki Lewis

Millie

Anne Heche

Anne Heche

Claire

Ian McKellen

Ian McKellen

John Earl McAlpine

Joel Thurm

Joel Thurm

Martin

Full Crew

Direction

Director: James L. Brooks
Script Supervisor: Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
First Assistant Director: Ned Dowd
Assistant Director Trainee: Lisanne Sartor
Second Second Assistant Director: Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
Second Assistant Director: B. Scott Senechal

Writing

Writer: James L. Brooks

Production

Producer: James L. Brooks
Associate Producer: Ian Deitchman
Executive Producer: Penney Finkelman Cox
Associate Producer: Richard Marks
Producer: Polly Platt
Casting: Paula Herold

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Hans Zimmer
Original Music Composer: Prince
Songs: Prince
Songs: Sinéad O'Connor
Songs: Carole King

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Michael Ballhaus

Editing

Editor: Richard Marks

Art Direction

Production Design: Stephen J. Lineweaver
Art Direction: Bill Brzeski
Set Decoration: Cheryl Carasik

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Design: Marlene Stewart
Hairstylist: Gail Rowell-Ryan

Keywords

parent child relationshipunsuccessful

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "She's the most maddening female he's ever met. And she's only six years old."

#2

The production budget was $40.0M.

#3

The runtime is 115 minutes (1h 55m).

#4

The film was directed by James L. Brooks.

#5

The screenplay was written by James L. Brooks.

#6

The score was composed by Hans Zimmer.

#7

Cinematography was handled by Michael Ballhaus.

#8

The film features a large ensemble cast of over 87 credited actors.

#9

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0110097.

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Rating

5.6/10

Average

56 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

I'll Do Anything

Status:

Released

Age Rating:

PG-13

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Budget:

$40,000,000

Production Companies:

Gracie Films

Gracie Films

Columbia Pictures

Columbia Pictures