Say Anything (film)/Trivia

• Fake American: John Mahoney. Who knew?

Mr. Court: "I'M INCARCERATED LLOYD!"

• Hey, It's That Guy!: Phillip Baker Hall of Paul Thomas Anderson fame is the investigating agent who tells Diane the truth.
  • Jeremy Piven is among the "Gas n' Sip" guys.
    • If a movie stars John Cusack 9 times out of 10 it will usually have Jeremy Piven, sometimes even in a supporting role.
  • Heather Chandler and Heather McNamara are at the party, thrown by Eric Stoltz, and Russ Brennan is Joe.
  • Chynna Phillips (of Wilson Phillips fame) is Mimi, Joe's current girlfriend.
  • And Lilith is the school guidance counselor.
• Real Life Relative: John Cusack's sister Joan plays...his sister.
• Unintentional Period Piece: The Signature Scene of Lloyd holding a boombox over his head might not have the same impact today if he were holding an iPod instead. Then again, a 21st-century Lloyd would be holding up some kind of iPod player that looks something like a boombox.
  • The people filming the graduation ceremony using actual film cameras. Today they'd just be holding up their phones.
• What Could Have Been: Had Ione Skye turned down the role of Diane, Jennifer Connelly would have played her. In fact, Connelly turned down the lead in Heathers to audition.
  • Before choosing "In Your Eyes", the director commissioned The Smithereens to write a song for the film. The result was their song "A Girl Like You". It ended up being rejected for revealing the entire plot.