I'll Do Anything Movie Review 1993

Hollywood satire finds unemployed actor Matt (Nolte) suddenly forced to care for his six-year-old daughter Jeannie (Wright), whom he hasn't seen in three years. Matt also finally gets a job--as a chauffeur to an obnoxious producer (well played by Brooks) whose company winds up making the manipulative demon Jeannie into a hot child star. Great work by Kavner as the owner of a test-screening service who romances Brooks. Originally intended as a musical, the test screenings were so disastrous that the numbers were axed. What's left is less jerky than expected; Brooks reportedly based his character in part on mega-mogul Joel Silver.

Distribution

Sony Pictures Home Video, Sony Pictures Plz., 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, CA 90232, Phone: (310)244-7306, Fax: (310)280-2485, URL: http://www.spe.sony.com, Remarks: Formerly Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment

Available on VHS
Running time 115 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Satire & Parody, Dads, Filmmaking, Parenthood, Showbiz Comedies, Big-Budget Bombs, Behind the Scenes

Screenplay

James L. Brooks

Cast

Nick Nolte, Albert Brooks, Julie Kavner, Whittni Wright, Joely Richardson, Tracey Ullman

Cinematography

Michael Ballhaus

Director

James L. Brooks

Music

Hans Zimmer

Producer

James L. Brooks, Polly Platt, Penney Finkelman Cox, Gracie Films, Columbia Pictures