Anywhere but Here
A story of a mother who knows best... and a daughter who knows better.
1999 | 114m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Wayne Wang |
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| Writer: | Mona Simpson, Alvin Sargent |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 12, 1999 |
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| Director: | Wayne Wang |
| Writer: | Mona Simpson, Alvin Sargent |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | dreams, beverly hills, mother daughter relationship |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox, Fox 2000 Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $18,653,615
Budget: $23,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Dale Ettema | Special Effects |
| Karen Scarborough | Payroll Accountant |
| Tommy Tancharoen | Transportation Coordinator |
| Kevin D. Ross | Assistant Editor |
| Samuel H. Hinckley | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sandina Bailo-Lape | Foley Editor |
| Jana Vance | Foley Artist |
| Deva Anderson | Music Supervisor |
| Charleen Richards-Steeves | ADR Mixer |
| Diane Linn | ADR Recordist |
| Gary Burritt | Negative Cutter |
| Werner Hoetzinger | Set Dresser |
| Clinton Dougherty | Camera Operator |
| Patia Prouty | Costumer |
| Mark Lapotsky | Greensman |
| Tara McKinley | Assistant Editor |
| Susan Sanford | Sound Effects Editor |
| Stephen Kearney | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Tony Eckert | Foley Mixer |
| Ellen Segal | Music Editor |
| Greg Steele | ADR Mixer |
| Bobby Johanson | ADR Engineer |
| Mike Milliken | Color Timer |
| Robert W. Harbour | Set Designer |
| Luigi Mugavero | Set Dresser |
| Josh Blakeslee | Second Assistant Camera |
| Kristan Wagner | Location Manager |
| Martha Cronin | Production Accountant |
| J.R. Grubbs | Sound Effects Editor |
| Danny Elfman | Original Music Composer |
| Jay Traynor | Assistant Location Manager |
| Linda E. Degus | Production Secretary |
| James Marchione | ADR Recordist |
| Mona Simpson | Writer, Book |
| Nicholas C. Smith | Editor |
| Barbara Munch | Set Decoration |
| Glory Fioramonti | Stunt Coordinator |
| Jonathan McGarry | Second Assistant Director |
| Canada Johanna Gordon | Art Department Production Assistant |
| Jeffrey Kushon | Leadman |
| Marion Tumen | Script Supervisor |
| Roman Jakobi | Electrician |
| Frank Tobin | Best Boy Electrician |
| Steven Frohardt | Best Boy Grip |
| Lori Stilson | Costume Supervisor |
| Montez A. Monroe | Production Coordinator |
| Betsy Heimann | Costume Design |
| Bob Mills | Key Makeup Artist |
| Donna E. Bloom | Unit Production Manager |
| Theodore Sharps | Set Designer |
| Gregory Dunigan | Clearances Coordinator |
| Lorey Sebastian | Still Photographer |
| Raul A. Bruce | Boom Operator |
| Elise Ganz | Studio Teacher |
| Alan Frazier | Electrician |
| Peter Clemence | Key Grip |
| Bruce Hamme | Dolly Grip |
| Christine Heinz | Costumer |
| Jennifer S. Deayton | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Jeffrey Machit | Special Effects |
| Wendy Weidman | Casting Associate |
| Lee Garibaldi | Transportation Captain |
| Rob Bonz | Assistant Editor |
| Kevin Constant | Art Direction |
| Bonnie Clevering | Key Hair Stylist |
| Betsy Magruder | First Assistant Director |
| Patti McNulty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Larry J. White II | Leadman |
| Robert A. Levine | Unit Publicist |
| Sean Mannion | Property Master |
| Alan Colbert | Best Boy Electric |
| Dennis J. Lootens | Rigging Gaffer |
| Jamie Young | Best Boy Grip |
| Eric Klosterman | Location Manager |
| R. Bruce Steinheimer | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Bruce DiValerio | Construction Coordinator |
| Roy Waldspurger | Assistant Editor |
| Shannon Carey | Assistant Editor |
| Dianna Stirpe | Dialogue Editor |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Frank 'Pepe' Merel | Foley Recordist |
| Delphine Robertson | Assistant Music Supervisor |
| David Lucarelli | ADR Recordist |
| Nicholas Rymond | Set Dresser |
| Rusty Mahmood | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Julie Witherington | Assistant Property Master |
| Wayne Wang | Director |
| Alvin Sargent | Screenplay, Writer |
| Donald Graham Burt | Production Design |
| Joseph Geisinger | Production Sound Mixer |
| Dhamarata 'G' Dhiensuwana | Key Rigging Grip |
| Kim Taylor-Coleman | Casting Assistant |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Gary Rizzo | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Silvers | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Mark DeSimone | ADR Engineer |
| Bob Bralver | Stunt Driver |
| Nina Barry | Casting Assistant |
| Christopher Boyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Roger Deakins | Director of Photography |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Petra Alexandria | Associate Producer |
| Ginny Nugent | Executive Producer |
| Laurence Mark | Producer |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 27 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 20 | 35 | 10 |
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| 2024 | 7 | 21 | 44 | 11 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 22 | 54 | 7 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 13 | 21 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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