I'll Do Anything
Brief Synopsis
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A talented actor from New York who is unable to find work in Hollywood suddenly has to care for his unpredictable 5-year-old daughter, whom he has not seen in three years. The lives of both change after he gets a job as a driver for a powerful movie producer. The film revolves around the actor's relationship with a young development woman, and the relationship between the producer and a test-screening researcher.
Cast & Crew
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James L. Brooks
Director
Nick Nolte
Matt Hobbs
Albert Brooks
Burke Adler
Julie Kavner
Nan Mulhanney
Joely Richardson
Cathy Breslow
Whittni Wright
Jeannie Hobbs
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Arri Group; Avid Technology, Inc.; Bloomfilm; Chandler Group; Cinema Research Corporation; Columbia Pictures; David Katz; Gracie Films; Hugo Boss; Michaelson'S Catering; Scott Sherline; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities; Warner Hollywood Studios
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Synopsis
A talented actor from New York who is unable to find work in Hollywood suddenly has to care for his unpredictable 5-year-old daughter, whom he has not seen in three years. The lives of both change after he gets a job as a driver for a powerful movie producer. The film revolves around the actor's relationship with a young development woman, and the relationship between the producer and a test-screening researcher.
Director
James L. Brooks
Director
Cast
Nick Nolte
Matt Hobbs
Albert Brooks
Burke Adler
Julie Kavner
Nan Mulhanney
Joely Richardson
Cathy Breslow
Whittni Wright
Jeannie Hobbs
Tracey Ullman
Beth Hobbs
Jeb Brown
Male D Person
Joely Fisher
Female D Person
Vicki Lewis
Millie
Anne Heche
Claire
Ian Mckellen
John Earle Mcalpine
Joel Thurm
Martin
Angela Alvarado
Lucy
Dominik Lukas-espeleta
Ricky
Justina Hardesty
Essa
Robert Joy
Us Marshal
Maria Pitillo
Flight Attendant
Suzzanne Douglas
Rainbow House Star
Joseph Malone
Assistant Director
Jake Busey
Burke'S Fired Driver
Harry Shearer
Audience Research Captain
Rosie O'donnell
Makeup
Ken Page
Hair Person
Chelsea Field
Screentest Actress
Justine Arlin
Studio Executive
Amy Brooks
Shannon
Ian Deitchman
Popcorn Pictures Production Assistant
Maria Kavanaugh
Secretary On Telephone
Peter Kwong
Popcorn Pictures Intern
Roz Baker
Taxi Driver
Courtney Perry
Audition Child
Perry Anzilotti
Rainbow House Supporting Actor
Wren T Brown
Floor Manager
John D Schofield
Screentest Director
Steve Vinovich
Rainbow House Director
D J Dellos
Rainbow House Child
Arvie Lowe Jr.
Rainbow House Child
Dale Anthony Phillips
Rainbow House Child
Alex Dent
Rainbow House Child
Amish Desai
Rainbow House Child
Alissa Dowdy
Rainbow House Child
Danielle Dowdy
Rainbow House Child
Heather Deloach
Rainbow House Child
Mayah Mccoy
Rainbow House Child
Brittany Johnson
Rainbow House Child
Jennifer Cabrera
Rainbow House Child
Tricia Joe
Rainbow House Child
Chloe Brooks
Child Actress In The Street
Andrew Deangelo
Rainbow House Parent
Doris Dowdy
Rainbow House Parent
Trixie Flynn
Rainbow House Parent
Susan Deloach
Rainbow House Parent
Annalouise Paul
Rainbow House Parent
Andy Milder
Warm-Up Man
Ron Perkins
Victor
Aaron Lustig
Jack
Elisabeth Boyd
Elisabeth
Kate Mcneil
Stacy
Patrick Cassidy
Ground Zero Villain
Woody Harrelson
Ground Zero Hero
Norris J Bishton
Restaurant Patron
Allison J Brown
Restaurant Patron
Stacey Renee Caddell
Restaurant Patron
Alan James Luzietti
Restaurant Patron
Jodi Ellen Melnick
Restaurant Patron
Shawn Marie Stevens
Restaurant Patron
Michael George Whaites
Restaurant Patron
Keith Harden Young
Restaurant Patron
Joan Gianmarco
Airplane Passenger
Tricia Leigh Fisher
Airplane Passenger
Jerry Hauck
Airplane Passenger
Jose Payo
Airplane Passenger
Hannah Nielsen
Baby Jeannie
Ingrid Nielsen
Baby Jeannie
David Manhan
Leadman
Joan Giammarco
Crew
Jeffrey Abrams
Other
Phil Adams
Stunt Coordinator
Julie Ansell
Special Advisor
John Arrufat
Dialogue Editor
Florian Ballhaus
1st Assistant Camera
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus
2nd Assistant Director
Michael Ballhaus
Director Of Photography
Pamela Bentkowski
Supervising Foley Editor
Eric C Berg
Assistant (To Nick Nolte)
Ruth Bird
Assistant Effects Editor
Troy Bishop
Production Assistant
Ken Blackwell
Additional Assistant Film Editor
Antonia Bogdanovich
Apprentice Film Editor
Sally Boldt
Supervising Music Editor
Diane Brooks
Special Advisor
James L. Brooks
Screenwriter
James L. Brooks
Producer
Bill Brzeski
Art Director
Bill Burns
Apprentice Sound Editor
Greg Callas
Construction Coordinator
Jan A Campbell
Production Accountant
Frank Cappiello
Other
Cheryl Carasik
Set Decorator
J Patrick Daily
Key Grip
Christine Danelski
Effects Editor
Le Dawson
Costume Supervisor
Ian Deitchman
Associate Producer
Cosmas A. Demetriou
Set Designer
Ned Dowd
1st Assistant Director
Jessica Drake
Joely Richardson'S Dialect Coach
Dennis Drummond
Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Drummond
Supervising Effects Editor
Ann Ducommun
Assistant Adr Editor
David Dunlap
Camera Operator
Julie Feiner
Foley Editor
Lorin M Fife Jr.
Other
Penney Finkelman Cox
Executive Producer
Alison Fisher
Dialogue Editor
Carmen Flores De Tanis
Assistant Adr Editor
Trixie Flynn
Assistant (To James L Brooks)
Suki Fontelieu
Foley Editor
Bruce L. Fowler
Music Orchestrator
Mary Fox
Assistant Production Accountant
David Frank
Special Thanks
Wilma Garscadden-gahret
Script Supervisor
David Giammarco
Supervising Dialogue Editor
Nick Glennie-smith
Music Conductor & Orchestrator
Dale Grahn
Color Timer
Rudy Guess
Song Producer ("You Are The Best")
Randy Gunter
Assistant Property Master
Michael Haight
Dialogue Editor
Barbara Harris
Voice Casting
Rob Harris
Unit Publicist
Michael Herbick
Rerecording
Paula Herold
Casting
Lori C Ingle
1st Assistant Film Editor
Gregory M Jackson
Production Assistant
Marylata E Jacob
Music Supervisor
Chris Jargo
Adr Editor
Randy Johnson
Boom Operator
Kent Jorgensen
Dolly Grip
Mark Kamps
Assistant Temp Editor
David Katz
Cableman
Maria Kavanaugh
Assistant (To James L Brooks)
Cary L Kelly
Transportation Captain
David Kelson
Production Mixer
Christopher Kennedy
Additional Music Editor
Carole King
Song; Song Producer ("You Are The Best")
Jonathan Klein
Adr Editor
Nicholas Vincent Korda
Adr Editor
Vanessa Lapato
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Meera Laube
Production Assistant
Christopher B Lawrence
Costume Supervisor
Antoinette Levine
Location Manager
Shari Lewis
Song Performer ("The Song That Doesn'T End")
Monique Limery-lewis
Craft Service
Stephen J Lineweaver
Production Designer
Robert J Litt
Rerecording
Richard Marks
Associate Producer
Richard Marks
Film Editor
George A Martin
Additional Music Editor
Norman Martin
Song ("The Song That Doesn'T End")
Elia Martinez
Other
Wendy Mickell
Artistic Coordinator (For The Producers)
Karen Minahan
1st Assistant Sound Editor
David Moritz
Associate Film Editor
Bill Myatt
Special Effects
Bill Myers
Transportation Co-Captain
Ralph Nelson
Still Photographer
Tia Nolan
Assistant Editor
Lora Norton
Assistant (To Music Department)
Michael O'farrell
Effects Editor
Lauren Palmer
Adr Editor
Polly Platt
Producer
Jeffrey Pollack
Special Thanks
Jay Rifkin
Music Engineer & Mixer
Michael Risoli
Production Assistant
Susan Ritter
Assistant Foley Editor
Jane Ruhm
Additional Costume Designer
Gail Ryan
Hair Stylist
Robert Ryan
Makeup
Richard Sakai
Executive In Charge Of Production (Gracie Films)
John Sandau
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Lisanne Sartor
Dga Trainee
Rayna Saslove
Assistant (To Penney Finkelman Cox)
Michael Schoenbrun
Special Thanks
John D Schofield
Unit Production Manager
Scott Senechal
2nd Assistant Director
Scott Sherline
Cableman
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Frank Smathers
Supervising Temp Editor
Gregory Smith
Additional Casting
Marlene Stewart
Costume Designer
Eric S Strand
Additional Assistant Film Editor
John Strauss
Additional Music Editor
Juliet Taylor
Special Thanks
Debra L Tennant
Assistant Music Editor
Jeffrey S Thorin
2nd Assistant Camera
Mindi R. Toback
Set Designer
Renee Tondelli
Supervising Adr Editor
Philip Toolin
Assistant Art Director
Darren B Turbow
Production Assistant
James R Tynes
Lighting Technician
Elliot Tyson
Rerecording
Peter Van Eynde
2nd Grip
Kelly Wade
Assistant (To Polly Platt)
Mark R Wade
Property Master
Mark Wade
Property Master
Andy Waisler
Other
Lois Walker
Production Coordinator
Tom W West
Bestboy Grip
Carol Wright
Special Thanks
Whittni Wright
Song ("Jeannie'S Song")
Whittni Wright
Song Performer ("You Are The Best" "Jeannie'S Song")
Hans Zimmer
Music
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1994
Production Company
Arri Group; Avid Technology, Inc.; Bloomfilm; Chandler Group; Cinema Research Corporation; Columbia Pictures; David Katz; Gracie Films; Hugo Boss; Michaelson'S Catering; Scott Sherline; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Walt Disney Company Studio Facilities; Warner Hollywood Studios
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA; Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 55m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter February 4, 1994
Released in United States on Video August 17, 1994
Some reshoots took place after the completion of principal photography.
Completed shooting January 30, 1993.
Began shooting August 24, 1992.
A musical version of the film was dropped in favor of a straightforward romantic comedy after numerous test screenings.
Released in United States Winter February 4, 1994
Released in United States on Video August 17, 1994
