Movie
Anywhere but Here
Synopsis
Comedy drama about the relationship between a daughter who wants a normal life, and her mother, whose desire for excitement leads her to dump her boring husband and seek adventure amid the bright lights of Beverly Hills, Mona Simpson's acclaimed novel comes to the screen in an adaptation directed by Wayne Wang. Tired of her life in a pleasant but unremarkable Midwestern city, where everyone knows everyone else's business, Adele August (Susan Sarandon) packs up her belongings to move to the bright lights of Beverly Hills. But her teenage daughter Ann (Natalie Portman) isn't as excited about the move; Ann has a sense of practicality that her mother lacks, and their shift in locale puts a serious strain on their relationship, as Ann makes plans to move away for college. The supporting cast includes Shawn Hatosy, Hart Bochner, and Bonnie Bedelia.
Cast
- Susan Sarandon
- Natalie Portman
- Bonnie Bedelia
- Shawn Hatosy
- Hart Bochner
- Caroline Aaron
- Corbin Allred
- John Diehl
- Paul Guilfoyle
- John Carroll Lynch
- Eileen Ryan
- Heather DeLoach
- Ashley Johnson
- Ray Baker
- Thora Birch
- Jennifer Castle
- Heather McComb
- Faran Tahir
- Samantha Goldstein
- Scott Burkholder
- Yvonna Kopacz
- Eva Amurri
- Kieren van den Blink
- Bebe Drake
- Allison Sie
- Sharona Alperin
- Mary Ellen Trainor
- Elisabeth Moss
- Stephanie Niznik
- Lindley Harrison
- Michael Milhoan
- Bob Sattler
- Nina Leichtling
- Jay Harrington
- Andrew Bowles
- Rick Hurst
- Rachel Wilson
- Stephen Berra
- Nina Barry
- Cricky Long
- Lillian Adams
- Megan Mullally
- George Peck
- Katharine Boyd
- Monique Donnelly
- Ricky Felix Godinez
- Shana Halligan
- Ian Joyce
- Megan Joyce
- Megan McGinnis
- Cody Page
- Jonathan Redford
- Eve Reinhardt
- Fletcher Sheridan
- Christopher Snyder
- Shishir Kurup
- Betsy Heimann
- Glory Fioramonti
- Petra Alexandria
- Victoria Thomas
- Nicholas C. Smith
- R. Bruce Steinheimer
- Alvin Sargent
- Kevin Constant
- Robert J. Mills
- Mona Simpson
- Donald Graham Burt
- Ginny Nugent
- Roger Deakins
