Say Anything... is a 1989 American teen romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe. The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler, an average student, and Diane Court, the class valedictorian, immediately after their graduation from high school.
Theatrical release poster
The iconic Sharp GF-7600 boombox that John Cusack held above his head
Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their journey through dating, courtship or marriage is featured. These films make the search for romantic love the main plot focus. Occasionally, romance lovers face obstacles such as finances, physical illness, various forms of discrimination, psychological restraints or family resistance. As in all quite strong, deep and close romantic relationships, the tensions of day-to-day life, temptations, and differences in compatibility enter into the plots of romantic films.
Tyrone Power passionately embraces Alice Faye in the 1938 film Alexander's Ragtime Band.
Poster for Gone With the Wind (1939).
Salah Zulfikar passionately embracing Shadia in the 1965 film Dearer than my Life