I'll Do Anything (1994)
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61% of critics liked it
(18 reviews) -
41% of users liked it
(1,725 ratings)
James L. Brooks' showbiz comedy I'll Do Anything is "The Musical That Almost Was" (after test screenings Brooks removed all the musical numbers in the film, turning the film into a songless romantic comedy). Matt Hobbs (Nick Nolte) is a hardly working actor who finds himself… More James L. Brooks' showbiz comedy I'll Do Anything is "The Musical That Almost Was" (after test screenings Brooks removed all the musical numbers in the film, turning the film into a songless romantic comedy). Matt Hobbs (Nick Nolte) is a hardly working actor who finds himself raising his 6-year-old daughter Jeannie (Whittni Wright) after her mother Beth (Tracey Ullman) is sent away to prison. Since Matt now has to support a daughter, he has to develop more regular work habits. As a result, he takes a job as a chauffeur for a William Castle-inspired schlockmeister named Burke Adler (Albert Brooks). As Adler develops a relationship with divorced test-marketing researcher Nan Mulhanney (Julie Kavner), Matt becomes romantically attached to beautiful development executive Cathy Breslow (Joely Richardson). ~ Paul Brenner, Rovi
- Directed By
- James L. Brooks
- Written By
- James L. Brooks
- Genres
- Comedy
PG-13,
- In Theaters
- Feb 4, 1994 Wide
- Studio
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Clint Morris, Moviehole
.....to get out of watching this movie!
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Douglas Pratt, DVDLaser
Lengthy stretches of the program are not entertaining and are painfully uncomfortable
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Bill Chambers, Film Freak Central
A delight in that ineffable Jim Brooks way.
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Cast
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Nick Nolte
as Matt Hobbs
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Whittni Wright
as Jeannie Hobbs
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Albert Brooks
as Burke Adler
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Julie Kavner
as Nan Mulhanney
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Joely Richardson
as Cathy Breslow
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Tracey Ullman
as Beth Hobbs
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Jeb Brown
as Male D Person
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Joely Fisher
as Female D Person
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Angela Alvarado
as Lucy
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Justine Arlin
as Studio Executive
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Amy Brooks
as Shannon
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Wren T. Brown
as Floor Manager
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Jake Busey
as Burke's Fired Driver
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D.J. Dellos
as "Rainbow House" Child
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Tricia Leigh Fisher
as Airplane Passenger
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Woody Harrelson
as "Ground Zero" Hero
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Anne Heche
as Claire
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Peter Kwong
as Popcorn Pictures Intern
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Arvie Lowe Jr.
as "Rainbow House" Child
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Aaron Lustig
as Jack
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Joe Malone
as Assistant Director
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Ian McKellen
as John Earl McAlpine
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Kate McNeil
as Stacy
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Andy Milder
as Warm-up Man
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Rosie O'Donnell
as Make-up Person
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Ken Page
as Hair Person
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Maria Pitillo
as Flight Attendant
- Nicolette Scorsese
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Steve Vinovich
as "Rainbow House" Director
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Robert Joy
as U.S. Marshal
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John D. Schofield
as Screentest Director
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Harry Shearer
as Audience Research Captain
- Anita Barone
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Mayah McCoy
as "Rainbow House" Child
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Jose Payo
as Airplane Passenger
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Ron Perkins
as Victor
- Paula Herold
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Suzzanne Douglas
as "Rainbow House" Star
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Heather DeLoach
as "Rainbow House" Child
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Joel Thurm
as Martin
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Patrick Cassidy
as "Ground Zero" Villain
- Vicki Lewis
- Wittni Wright
