The emotions of an extended upper-class family in Manhattan are followed in songs at New York, Paris and Venice. Various characters act, interact and sing in each cities. They include young lovers Holden and Skylar, Skylar's parents Bob and Steffi, Steffi's ex-husband Joe, Joe and Steffi's daughter Djuna, Von, a lady whom Joe meets, and a recently released prison inmate, Charles Ferry, who is inserted between them, leading to their breakup.
Singers: Helen Miles, Arlene Martell, Emily Bindiger, Cindy Cobitt, Al Dana, Kevin DeSimone, Paul Evans, Chrissy Faith, Jeff Lyons, Michael Mark, Jenna Miles, Robert Ragaini, Lenny Roberts, Annette Sanders, Terry Textor, Vaneese Thomas and Ashley H. Wilkinson
Music
The film uses classic songs for each scenes and in some cases with unexpected dance routines.
"I'm Through with Love" (Kahn, Malneck, Livingston) — Goldie Hawn/Edward Norton
"Everyone Says I Love You" (Kalmar, Ruby) — The Helen Miles Singers[4]
Most of the performers sing in their own voices, with two exceptions: Goldie Hawn, who was told by Allen to intentionally sing worse because she sang too well to be believable as a normal person just breaking into song, and Drew Barrymore, who convinced Allen that her singing was too awful even for the "realistic singing voice" concept he was going for. Her voice was dubbed by Olivia Hayman.
The film was released in North America on December 8, 1996 on three screens. Its opening weekend gross was $131,678 ($43,892 per screen). It ended with the run with $9,759,200.[2]
Critical reception
The film was well received. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a 77% "fresh" rating, based on 44 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's consensus states: "A likable, infectious musical, Woody Allen's Everyone Says I Love You is sometimes uneven but always toe-tapping and fun."[5]Janet Maslin wrote a strongly positive review in The New York Times, describing the film as "a delightful and witty compendium of the film maker's favorite things."[6] Among the film's strongest detractors was Jonathan Rosenbaum, who described it as "creepy" and claimed "this characterless world of Manhattan-Venice-Paris, where love consists only of self-validation, and political convictions of any kind are attributable to either hypocrisy or a brain condition, the me-first nihilism of Allen's frightened worldview is finally given full exposure, and it's a grisly thing to behold."[7]
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^Harvey, Adam (2007). The Soundtracks of Woody Allen. US: Macfarland & Company,Inc. p. 54. ISBN9780786429684.
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^"When Everyone Sings, Just for the Joy of It", Janet Maslin, The New York Times, December 6, 1996.
^Miner, Michael. "Everyone Says I Love You". Chicago Reader. from the original on June 9, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2011.
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everyone, says, love, 1996, american, musical, film, written, directed, woody, allen, stars, allen, alan, alda, drew, barrymore, goldie, hawn, edward, norton, julia, roberts, roth, natasha, lyonne, natalie, portman, york, city, venice, paris, features, singing. Everyone Says I Love You is a 1996 American musical film written and directed by Woody Allen It stars Allen Alan Alda Drew Barrymore Goldie Hawn Edward Norton Julia Roberts Tim Roth Natasha Lyonne and Natalie Portman Set in New York City Venice and Paris it features singing by actors not usually known for musical roles The film did not do well commercially but is among the more critically successful of Allen s films with Chicago Sun Times critic Roger Ebert even ranking it as one of Allen s best 3 Everyone Says I Love YouTheatrical release posterDirected byWoody AllenWritten byWoody AllenProduced byRobert GreenhutStarringAlan Alda Woody Allen Drew Barrymore Goldie Hawn Gaby Hoffmann Edward Norton Natalie Portman Julia Roberts Tim Roth David Ogden StiersCinematographyCarlo Di PalmaEdited bySusan E MorseMusic byDick HymanDistributed byMiramax FilmsRelease dateDecember 8 1996 1996 12 08 Running time101 minutes 1 CountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishBudget 20 million 2 Box office 9 8 million 2 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Music 4 Release 4 1 Box office 4 2 Critical reception 5 Awards 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditThe emotions of an extended upper class family in Manhattan are followed in songs at New York Paris and Venice Various characters act interact and sing in each cities They include young lovers Holden and Skylar Skylar s parents Bob and Steffi Steffi s ex husband Joe Joe and Steffi s daughter Djuna Von a lady whom Joe meets and a recently released prison inmate Charles Ferry who is inserted between them leading to their breakup Cast EditAlan Alda as Bob Dandridge Woody Allen as Joe Berlin Drew Barrymore as Skylar Dandridge singing voice dubbed by Olivia Hayman Lukas Haas as Scott Dandridge Goldie Hawn as Steffi Dandridge Gaby Hoffmann as Lane Dandridge Natasha Lyonne as Djuna D J Berlin Edward Norton as Holden Spence Natalie Portman as Laura Dandridge Julia Roberts as Von Sidell Tim Roth as Charles Ferry David Ogden Stiers as Arnold Spence Itzhak Perlman as himself Edward Hibbert as a Harry Winston Salesman Patrick Cranshaw as Grandpa Billy Crudup as Ken Risley Robert Knepper as Greg Scotty Bloch as Lynn Spence Isiah Whitlock as Cop Kevin Hagan as Doorman Navah Perlman as Pianist Waltrudis Buck as Psychiatrist Christy Carlson Romano as a Trick or Treat Child Arlene Martell as a Nurse Singers Helen Miles Arlene Martell Emily Bindiger Cindy Cobitt Al Dana Kevin DeSimone Paul Evans Chrissy Faith Jeff Lyons Michael Mark Jenna Miles Robert Ragaini Lenny Roberts Annette Sanders Terry Textor Vaneese Thomas and Ashley H WilkinsonMusic EditThe film uses classic songs for each scenes and in some cases with unexpected dance routines Just You Just Me Jesse Greer Raymond Klages Edward Norton My Baby Just Cares For Me Walter Donaldson Gus Kahn Edward Norton Natasha Lyonne Recurrence I m a Dreamer Aren t We All Ray Henderson Lew Brown B G DeSylva Dick Hyman Olivia Hayman Makin Whoopee Donaldson Kahn Tim Jerome Venetian Scenes I m Through With Love Kahn Matt Malneck Fud Livingston Dick Hyman Woody Allen All My Life Sam Stept Sidney Mitchell Julia Roberts Just You Just Me Salsa Version Greer Klages Dick Hyman and the New York Studio Players Cuddle Up a Little Closer Karl Hoschna Otto Harbach Billy Crudup Sanjeev Ramabhadran Looking at You Cole Porter Alan Alda Recurrence If I Had You Ted Shapiro Jimmy Campbell Reg Connelly Dick Hyman Tim Roth Enjoy Yourself It s Later than You Think Carl Sigman Herb Magidson Patrick Crenshaw Chiquita Banana Leonard McKenzie Garth Montgomery William Wirges Christy Carlson Romano Hooray for Captain Spaulding Vive Le Capitaine Spaulding Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Philippe Videcoq The Helen Miles Singers I m Through with Love Kahn Malneck Livingston Goldie Hawn Edward Norton Everyone Says I Love You Kalmar Ruby The Helen Miles Singers 4 Most of the performers sing in their own voices with two exceptions Goldie Hawn who was told by Allen to intentionally sing worse because she sang too well to be believable as a normal person just breaking into song and Drew Barrymore who convinced Allen that her singing was too awful even for the realistic singing voice concept he was going for Her voice was dubbed by Olivia Hayman The title song was written by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby and was used as a recurring theme song in the Marx Brothers movie Horse Feathers 1932 Allen is a well known Groucho Marx fan Marx s theme song from Animal Crackers 1930 Hooray for Captain Spaulding is featured sung in French by a chorus of Groucho Marxes Songs film score and subsequent album recorded mixed and co produced with Dick Hyman by Roy Yokelson Release EditBox office Edit The film was released in North America on December 8 1996 on three screens Its opening weekend gross was 131 678 43 892 per screen It ended with the run with 9 759 200 2 Critical reception Edit The film was well received On Rotten Tomatoes the film has a 77 fresh rating based on 44 reviews with an average rating of 7 2 10 The site s consensus states A likable infectious musical Woody Allen s Everyone Says I Love You is sometimes uneven but always toe tapping and fun 5 Janet Maslin wrote a strongly positive review in The New York Times describing the film as a delightful and witty compendium of the film maker s favorite things 6 Among the film s strongest detractors was Jonathan Rosenbaum who described it as creepy and claimed this characterless world of Manhattan Venice Paris where love consists only of self validation and political convictions of any kind are attributable to either hypocrisy or a brain condition the me first nihilism of Allen s frightened worldview is finally given full exposure and it s a grisly thing to behold 7 Awards EditThe film was nominated for Best Motion Picture Musical or Comedy at the 54th Golden Globe Awards References Edit EVERYONE SAYS I LOVE YOU 12 British Board of Film Classification January 21 1997 Archived from the original on March 6 2016 Retrieved November 5 2015 a b c Everyone Says I Love You 1996 Box Office Mojo Archived from the original on July 7 2019 Retrieved August 11 2011 Ebert Roger January 17 1997 Everyone Says I Love You Chicago Sun Times Archived from the original on November 7 2017 Retrieved November 1 2017 Harvey Adam 2007 The Soundtracks of Woody Allen US Macfarland amp Company Inc p 54 ISBN 9780786429684 Everyone Says I Love You 1996 Rotten Tomatoes Flixster Archived from the original on November 16 2015 Retrieved January 20 2022 When Everyone Sings Just for the Joy of It Janet Maslin The New York Times December 6 1996 Miner Michael Everyone Says I Love You Chicago Reader Archived from the original on June 9 2011 Retrieved May 1 2011 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Everyone Says I Love You Everyone Says I Love You at IMDb Everyone Says I Love You at Virtual History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Everyone Says I Love You amp oldid 1116088379, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
