Anywhere but Here (1999)
Overview
Single mother Adele August is bad with money, and even worse when it comes to making decisions. Her straight-laced daughter, Ann, is a successful high school student with Ivy League aspirations. When Adele decides to pack up and move the two of them from the Midwest to Beverly Hills, Calif., to pursue her dreams of Hollywood success, Ann grows frustrated with her mother's irresponsible and impulsive ways.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $23,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $18,653,615.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.8022 |
Directed By
Wayne Wang
Crew
Wayne Wang
Mona Simpson
Roger Deakins
Alvin Sargent
Donald Graham Burt
Victoria Thomas
Frank Tobin
Jamie Young
Patti McNulty
Steven Frohardt
R. Bruce Steinheimer
Bruce DiValerio
Lee Garibaldi
Diane Linn
Theodore Sharps
Gregory Dunigan
Elise Ganz
Alan Colbert
Dale Ettema
Stephen Kearney
Charleen Richards-Steeves
Donna E. Bloom
Betsy Magruder
Lorey Sebastian
Dennis J. Lootens
Dianna Stirpe
Ellen Segal
Mark DeSimone
Jonathan McGarry
Roman Jakobi
Eric Klosterman
Susan Sanford
Delphine Robertson
David Lucarelli
Dhamarata 'G' Dhiensuwana
Christine Heinz
Jennifer S. Deayton
Jeffrey Machit
Kevin D. Ross
Lora Hirschberg
Gary Rizzo
Greg Steele
Raul A. Bruce
Bruce Hamme
Shannon Carey
Michael Silvers
Wendy Weidman
Tommy Tancharoen
Mike Milliken
Glory Fioramonti
Canada Johanna Gordon
Larry J. White II
Jeffrey Kushon
Lori Stilson
Montez A. Monroe
Roy Waldspurger
Jana Vance
Robert A. Levine
Marion Tumen
Tony Eckert
Sean Mannion
Alan Frazier
Kim Taylor-Coleman
Frank 'Pepe' Merel
Gary Burritt
Mona Simpson
Karen Scarborough
Samuel H. Hinckley
Dennie Thorpe
Alvin Sargent
Joseph Geisinger
Peter Clemence
Rob Bonz
Sandina Bailo-Lape
Deva Anderson
Bobby Johanson
Petra Alexandria
Rusty Mahmood
Robert W. Harbour
Nicholas Rymond
Luigi Mugavero
Kristan Wagner
Linda E. Degus
Clinton Dougherty
Bob Bralver
Werner Hoetzinger
Jay Traynor
Martha Cronin
J.R. Grubbs
Mark Lapotsky
Patia Prouty
Julie Witherington
James Marchione
Josh Blakeslee
Tara McKinley
Nina Barry
Danny Elfman
Christopher Boyes
Nicholas C. Smith
Betsy Heimann
Ginny Nugent
Laurence Mark
Bonnie Clevering
Kevin Constant
Bob Mills
Barbara Munch
TOP CAST
Susan Sarandon
Adele August
Natalie Portman
Ann August
Hart Bochner
Josh Spritzer
Eileen Ryan
Lillian
Ray Baker
Ted
John Diehl
Jimmy
Shawn Hatosy
Benny
Bonnie Bedelia
Carol
Faran Tahir
Hisham Badir
Shishir Kurup
Hisham Badir (voice)
Elisabeth Moss
Rachel
John Carroll Lynch
Jack Irwin
Caroline Aaron
Gail Letterfine
Paul Guilfoyle
George Franklin
Thora Birch
Mary
Mary Ellen Trainor
Homeowner
Ashley Johnson
Sarah
Corbin Allred
Peter
Eva Amurri
Girl on TV
Heather DeLoach
Ellen
Stephanie Niznik
Waitress
Heather McComb
Janice Pearlman
Lindley Harrison
Janice's Mother
Michael Milhoan
Cop
Robert Duvall
Bernie
Nina Leichtling
Josh's Wife
Jay Harrington
Waiter
Andy Bowles
Mourner
Rick Hurst
Reverend
Rachel Wilson
Sylvia
Stephen Berra
Hal
Nina Barry
Casting Assistant
Cricky Long
Casting Executive
Lillian Adams
Jack's Mother
Megan Mullally
Woman Buying Car
George Peck
Man with Luggage
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