Everyone Says I Love You (1996)

Director:

Woody Allen

Writer (WGA):

Woody Allen (written by)

Release Date:

3 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Plot:

A New York girl sets her father up with a beautiful woman in a shaky marriage while her half sister gets engaged.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Liberal | Song | Engagement | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 12 wins & 8 nominations

Cast

Edward Norton	...	Holden Spence
Drew Barrymore	...	Skylar Dandridge
Diva Gray	...	Nanny
Ami Almendral	...	Nanny
Madeline Balmaceda	...	Nanny
Vivian Cherry	...	Nurse
Tommie Baxter	...	Old Woman
Jeff DeRocker	...	Homeless Man (as Jeff Derocker)
Cherylyn Jones	...	Mannequin
Tina Paul	...	Mannequin / Harry Winston Dancer
Vikki Schnurr	...	Mannequin
Natasha Lyonne	...	Djuna 'D.J.' Berlin
Kevin Hagan	...	Doorman
Alan Alda	...	Bob Dandridge
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Lane Dandridge
Natalie Portman	...	Laura Dandridge
Lukas Haas	...	Scott Dandridge
Trude Klein	...	Frieda
Goldie Hawn	...	Steffi Dandridge
Itzhak Perlman	...	Himself
Pamela Everett	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Navah Perlman	...	Pianist
Barbara Hollander	...	Claire
John Griffin	...	Jeffrey Vandermost
Julia Roberts	...	Von Sidell
Waltrudis Buck	...	Psychiatrist
Patrick Cranshaw	...	Grandpa
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Cop (as Isiah Whitlock)
Woody Allen	...	Joe Berlin
Edward Hibbert	...	Harry Winston Salesman
Kevin Bogue	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Colleen Dunn	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Susan Misner	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Gregory Mitchell	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Dana Moore	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Troy Myers	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Joe Orrach	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Michael O'Steen	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Luis Martin Perez	...	Harry Winston Dancer / Hospital Dancer / Ghost Dancer / Groucho Party Dancer
Krissy Richmond	...	Harry Winston Dancer
Frederick Rolf	...	Le Cirque Waiter
Timothy Jerome	...	X-Ray Room Doctor
Daisy Prince	...	Nurse
Linda Kuriloff	...	Nurse (as Linda Maurel-Sithole)
Helen Miles	...	Nurse / The Helen Miles Singers
Arlene Martel	...	Nurse / The Helen Miles Singers
Rene Ceballos	...	Hospital Dancer (as René Ceballos)
Ruth Gottschall	...	Hospital Dancer
Colton Green	...	Hospital Dancer
Lisa LeGuillou	...	Hospital Dancer (as Lisa Leguillou)
Joe Locarro	...	Hospital Dancer
Monica McSwain	...	Hospital Dancer
Jill Nicklaus	...	Hospital Dancer
Andrew Pacho	...	Hospital Dancer
John Selya	...	Hospital Dancer
Myra Lucretia Taylor	...	Hospital Dancer
Jo Telford	...	Hospital Dancer
Paolo Seganti	...	DJ's Venice Date
Andrea Piedimonte	...	Alberto
Robert Knepper	...	Greg
Billy Crudup	...	Ken
Robert Khakh	...	Cab Driver
Tim Roth	...	Charles Ferry
Scotty Bloch	...	Lynn Spence
David Ogden Stiers	...	Arnold Spence
Gerry Burkhardt	...	Ghost Dancer
Eileen Casey	...	Ghost Dancer
Shelley Frankel	...	Ghost Dancer
Fred Mann III	...	Ghost Dancer (as Fred C. Mann III)
Kathy Sanson	...	Ghost Dancer
Valda Setterfield	...	Ghost Dancer
Frank Pietri	...	Ghost Dancer
Robert Walker	...	Rapper
Devalle Hayes	...	Rapper
Damon McCloud	...	Rapper
Tony Sirico	...	Escaped Convict
Ray Garvey	...	Escaped Convict
Tommy John	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Lindsy Canuel	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Richard Cummings	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Kristen Pettet	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Patrick Lavery	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Christy Romano	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Jonathan Giordano	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Gabriel Millman	...	Trick-or-Treat Child
Ed Hodson	...	Scott's Doctor
Michel Moinot	...	Bob's Doctor
Don Correia	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Sean Grant	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Roland Hayes	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Darren Lee	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Delphine T. Mantz	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Joanne McHugh	...	Groucho Party Dancer
John Mineo	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Cynthia Onrubia	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Willie Rosario	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Nancy Ticotin	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Jerome Vivona	...	Groucho Party Dancer
Emily Bindiger	...	Helen Miles Singer
Cindy Cobitt	...	Helen Miles Singer
Al Dana	...	Helen Miles Singer
Kevin De Simone	...	Helen Miles Singer
Paul Evans	...	Helen Miles Singer
Chrissy Faith	...	Helen Miles Singer
Jeff Lyons	...	Helen Miles Singer
Michael Mark	...	Helen Miles Singer
Jenna Miles	...	Helen Miles Singer
Robert Ragaini	...	Helen Miles Singer
Lenny Roberts	...	Helen Miles Singer
Annette Sanders	...	Helen Miles Singer
Terry Textor	...	Helen Miles Singer
Vanéese Y. Thomas	...	Helen Miles Singer (as Vaneese Thomas)
Ashley H. Wilkinson	...	Helen Miles Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Cangelosi	...	Cigar Girl (uncredited)
Chris Cardona	...	Italy Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Olivia Hayman	...	Skylar (singing voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Woody Allen

Writing credits (WGA)
Woody Allen		(written by)

Produced by
Letty Aronson	....	co-executive producer
J.E. Beaucaire	....	executive producer
Jean Doumanian	....	executive producer
Robert Greenhut	....	producer
Charles H. Joffe	....	co-executive producer
Helen Robin	....	co-producer
Jack Rollins	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Dick Hyman

Cinematography by
Carlo Di Palma		(as Carlo DiPalma)

Film Editing by
Susan E. Morse

Casting by
Juliet Taylor

Production Design by
Santo Loquasto

Art Direction by
Tom Warren

Set Decoration by
Elaine O'Donnell

Costume Design by
Jeffrey Kurland

Makeup Department
Cristiana Bertini	....	additional makeup artist: Venice
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Vincenzo Cavicchi	....	additional hair stylist: Venice
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist
Werner Sherer	....	hair stylist
Rosemary Zurlo	....	makeup artist (as Rosemarie Zurlo)

Production Management
Enrico Ballarin	....	unit manager: Venice
Guido Cerasuolo	....	production supervisor
Lucia Connelli	....	production supervisor: Venice
Patrick Gordon	....	unit manager: Paris
Helen Robin	....	production manager
Michele Virglio	....	production supervisor: Venice
Suzanne Wiesenfeld	....	production supervisor: Paris

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jerome Borenstein	....	assistant director: Paris
Genka Emili	....	assistant director: Venice
Amy Lynn	....	second assistant director
Richard Patrick	....	first assistant director
Michael Smith	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Flavio Bertini	....	assistant property master: Venice
Robert DiGrigoli	....	head carpenter
Daniel K. Grosso	....	set dresser
Edward T. Kerwick	....	chief construction grip (as Eddie Kerwick)
Bruno Lefebvre	....	assistant property master: Paris
Glenn Lloyd	....	art department coordinator
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator
François Philippi	....	assistant property master: Paris
Gilles Piéri	....	scenic artist: Paris (as Gilles Pieri)
Cliff Schorr	....	stand-by scenic artist
Cynthia Sleiter	....	art director: Paris (as Cinzia Sleiter)
Cynthia Sleiter	....	art director: Venice (as Cinzia Sleiter)
James Sorice	....	master scenic artist
Ron Stone	....	property master
Frank Didio	....	head carpenter (uncredited)
Vincent Guarriello	....	key construction grip (uncredited)
John Peter Melendez	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ronnie Petagna	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alper	....	production sound mixer
Antonio Barba	....	assistant soundman: Venice
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	assistant sound editor (as Ben Cheah)
Samuel Cohen	....	assistant soundman: Paris
Bertrand Come	....	assistant soundman: Paris
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Evans Farkas	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor (as Bob Hein)
Bradford L. Hohle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Donovan Howard	....	apprentice sound editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Janice Keuhnelian	....	foley editor
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Bruce Pross	....	foley supervisor
Kira Smith	....	sound recordist
Micah Solomon	....	boom operator
Steven Visscher	....	foley editor (as Steve Visscher)
V. Renee Taylor	....	mix assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Connie Brink	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Hardin	....	motion control supervisor
Lawrence Huang	....	digital animator
Lawrence Huang	....	digital compositor
Kathy Kelehan	....	visual effects producer
William Kruzykowski	....	visual effects coordinator
Daniel Leung	....	digital compositing supervisor
Jeff Linnell	....	digital animator
Jeff Linnell	....	digital compositor
Marco Maldonado	....	motion control operator
Matt McDonald	....	digital animator
Matt McDonald	....	digital compositor
Eric Rochow	....	motion control operator
Brian Windsor	....	motion capture editor (uncredited)
Gil Zimmerman	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunt coordinator
Vic Bucossi	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David E. Baron	....	second assistant camera (as Dave Baron)
Pierre Barougier	....	assistant camera: Paris
André Bouladoux	....	key grip: Paris (as Andre Bouladoux)
Francis Brady	....	best boy electric (as Francis 'Barney' Brady)
Ronald Burke	....	best boy grip
Domenico Cavaliere	....	gaffer: Venice
Matteo Ceccarelli	....	assistant camera: Venice
John Clifford	....	still photographer
Brian Fass	....	camera trainee
Michael Green	....	first assistant camera
Jean-Pierre Lacroix	....	gaffer: Paris
Jean-Claude LeBras	....	gaffer: Paris (as Jean-Claude Lebras)
Rick Marroquin	....	grip: Skyman
Dick Mingalone	....	camera operator
Michael Proscia Jr.	....	gaffer
Mario Tessarin	....	key grip: Venice
Robert Ward	....	key grip (as Bob Ward)
John Wassel	....	grip: Skyman
Deborah Brozina	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jean-François Drigeard	....	electrician (uncredited)
Eric Gies	....	electrician (uncredited)
Chris Hammond	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jean-Philippe Marier	....	best boy grip: Paris (uncredited)

Animation Department
Daniel Leung	....	animation supervisor

Casting Department
Daniela Foà	....	extras casting: Venice (as Daniela Foa)
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto	....	casting associate (as Patricia Kerrigan)
Jacqueline Perpere	....	extras casting: Paris

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carla Belliato	....	wardrobe assistant: Venice
Cathrine Dian	....	wardrobe assistant: Venice (as Catherine Boyse Dian)
Lisa Emerson	....	costume assistant
Suzanne McCabe	....	assistant costume designer
Eric Mendelsohn	....	costume assistant (as Eric Richard Mendelsohn)
Melissa Stanton	....	wardrobe supervisor
Peter White	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Alex Belth	....	apprentice editor (as Alexandre Belth)
Kent Blocher	....	assistant film editor
Janice Keuhnelian	....	assistant film editor
William Kruzykowski	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Ethel Abelson	....	musician: violin
Gloria Agostini	....	musician: harp
Anahid Ajemian	....	musician: violin
Lamar Alsop	....	musician: violin
Dennis Anderson	....	musician: reeds
Seymour Barab	....	musician: cello
Julien Barber	....	musician: viola (as Julian Barber)
Dan Barrett	....	musician: trombone
John Beal	....	musician: string bass
Raymond Beckenstein	....	musician: reeds (as Ray Beckenstein)
Vincent Bell	....	musician: guitar and banjo
Kent Blocher	....	music assistant
Caryn Briskin	....	musician: viola
Eugene Briskin	....	musician: cello
Dave Carey	....	musician: percussion
James Chirillo	....	musician: guitar and banjo
Harold Coletta	....	musician: viola
Sid Cooper	....	musician: reeds
Dominic Cortese	....	musician: accordion
Peter Dimitriades	....	musician: violin
Glen Drewes	....	musician: trumpet
Peter Ecklund	....	musician: trumpet
Sue Evans	....	musician: percussion
Larry Farrell	....	musician: trombone
Paul Faulise	....	musician: trombone
Lawrence Feldman	....	musician: reeds
Barry Finclair	....	musician: violin
Susan Follari	....	musician: viola
John Frosk	....	musician: trumpet
Winterton Garvey	....	musician: violin
Maura Giannini	....	musician: violin
Jon Gordon	....	musician: reeds
Peter Gordon	....	musician: French horn
Joel Helleny	....	musician: trombone
Richard Hendrickson	....	musician: violin
Loris Holland	....	musician: synthesizer
Alva Hunt	....	musician: reeds
Dick Hyman	....	music arranger
Dick Hyman	....	musician: piano and celeste
Regis Iandiorio	....	musician: violin
Paul Ingraham	....	musician: French horn
Jack Jennings	....	musician: percussion
Wally Kane	....	musician: reeds
Kathryn Kienke	....	musician: violin
Olivia Koppell	....	musician: viola
Stan Kurtis	....	musician: mandolin and violin
Jack Lesberg	....	musician: string bass
Jesse Levine	....	musician: viola
Walt Levinsky	....	music recording supervisor (as Walter Levinsky)
Jesse Levy	....	musician: cello
Charles Libove	....	musician: violin
Richard Locker	....	musician: cello
Carmel Malin	....	musician coordinator
Carmel Malin	....	musician: violin
Arlene Martel	....	vocal coach
George Masso	....	musician: trombone
Jill Meyers	....	music clearances
Helen Miles	....	vocal coordinator
Sharon Moe	....	musician: French horn
Susan E. Morse	....	music production supervisor
Eugene J. Moye	....	musician: cello (as Eugene Moye Jr.)
Ted Nash	....	musician: reeds
John Pintavalle	....	musician: violin
Tony Posk	....	musician: violin (as Anthony Posk)
Jim Pugh	....	musician: trombone
Matthew Raimondi	....	musician: violin
Mike Renzi	....	musician: piano and celeste
Alvin Rogers	....	musician: violin
Randy Sandke	....	musician: trumpet
James Saporito	....	musician: percussion
Roger Shell	....	musician: cello
Fred Sherry	....	musician: cello
Julie Signitzer	....	musician: violin
Derek Smith	....	musician: piano and celeste
Ted Sommer	....	musician: drums
Byron Stripling	....	musician: trumpet
Gerald Tarack	....	musician: violin
Donna Tecco	....	musician: violin
Ronald Traxler	....	musician: drums
Alexander Vselensky	....	musician: violin
Yuval Waldman	....	musician: violin
Frank Wess	....	musician: reeds
Joe Wilder	....	musician: trumpet
Chuck Wilson	....	musician: reeds
Dale Paul Woodiel Jr.	....	musician: violin
Felix Wurman	....	musician: cello
Masako Yanagita	....	musician: violin
Roy B. Yokelson	....	music recording engineer
Frederic Zlotkin	....	musician: cello (as Frederick Zlotkin)
Jeff Bergman	....	singing voice: Alan Alda (foreign releases only) (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Harold 'Whitey' McEvoy	....	transportation captain (as Harold McEvoy)
Peter Tavis	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Luisa Amendola	....	production staff: Venice
Roxane Andreani	....	production staff: Paris
Xavier-David Benkemoun	....	production staff: Paris
Michael Bermingham	....	studio manager
Atticus Brady	....	production assistant
Laura Cappato	....	production staff: Venice
Salvatore Carino	....	assistant production auditor
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor
Alexander Cohen	....	location assistant
Philip Crowder	....	harness: DaVE
Graciela Daniele	....	choreographer
Luca DeAngeles	....	production staff: Venice
Paula DeCarvalho	....	production staff: Venice
Drew Dillard	....	location manager
Steve Dinkes	....	craft service
Sophie Drouin	....	administrator: Paris
Cathy Dutheil	....	production secretary: Paris
Alex Fernández	....	production assistant (as Alexandra Fernández)
Lauren Gibson	....	assistant: Mr. Allen
Dori Golod	....	assistant production coordinator
Pierre Gralhon	....	location manager: Paris
Jerry Holway	....	operator: Skyman
Gil Kenny	....	production staff: Paris
Scott Kordish	....	production coordinator
Olivier Lhoste	....	location manager: Paris
John A. Machione	....	production auditor
Colette Martin	....	production assistant: Paris
Jennifer L. Pearlman	....	production assistant (as Jennifer Pearlman)
Luis Martin Perez	....	assistant: Ms. Daniele
Willie Rosario	....	assistant: Ms. Daniele
Tom Ross	....	location scout (as Thomas Ross)
Philip Schulz	....	production assistant
Myriam Segall	....	production staff: Paris
Peter Soldo	....	production assistant
Chap Taylor	....	production assistant
Heidi Topper	....	location scout
Carl Turnquest Jr.	....	projectionist
Anna Maria Vigano	....	administrator: Venice
Nicola Vitale	....	production assistant
Blanche Wiesenfeld	....	production coordinator: Paris
Gilbert S. Williams	....	studio manager (as Gilbert S. Williams Jr.)
Tom Yeager	....	location scout (as Thomas Yeager)
Eric Kopeloff	....	assistant: Ms. Morse (uncredited)
John Mingalone	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nicola Rosada	....	production assistant: Italy (uncredited)
Paolo Rosada	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Heidi Topper	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Joseph Zolfo	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• Buena Vista Pictures
• Magnolia Productions
• Sweetland Films

Distributors

• Miramax Films (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• Vértigo Films (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (1997) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1997) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Europa Carat (Brazil) (VHS)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (199?) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Balsmeyer and Everett (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Acclaim Motion Studios  motion capture provided by
• Dick Hyman and the New York Studio Players  group performers
• Harry Winston  special thanks
• J.G. Films  negative matching
• Judie Fisher Casting  additional casting
• Music Preparation International  music preparation
• PMK Public Relations  publicity
• REI Media Group  titles
• Rutt Video Inc.  facilities provided by
• Something's Cooking  craft service
• Sound One Corporation  re-recording mixer
• The Dick Hyman Combo  group performers
• The Helen Miles Singers  group performers
• Yves Saint Laurent  thanks

Also Known As:

"Tout le monde dit - I love you" - Canada (French title), France
"A varázsige: I love you" - Hungary (imdb display title)
"Alla säger I Love You" - Sweden (imdb display title)
"Alle sagen - I love you" - Austria
"Alle siger 'I Love You'" - Denmark
"Herkes seni seviyorum der" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Kaikki sanovat I Love You" - Finland (imdb display title)
"Kolam Omrim Ani Ohev Otach" - Israel (Hebrew title)
"Oloi lene: S' agapo" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Svi kazu volim te" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Toda a Gente Diz Que Te Amo" - Portugal
"Todos Dizem Eu Te Amo" - Brazil
"Todos dicen I Love You" - Spain
"Todos dicen que te amo" - Venezuela
"Todos dicen te quiero" - Argentina
"Tutti dicono I love you" - Italy
"Wszyscy mówia: kocham cie" - Poland

MPAA:

Rated R for one use of strong language

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Mono)

Certification:

Iceland:L | Netherlands:AL | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:12 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:S | France:U | Germany:6 | Mexico:B | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:12 | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

5th Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Tracey Ullman and Liv Tyler filmed scenes for this film, but all were cut by director Woody Allen to reduce running time.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Holden (Ed Norton) and Skylar (Drew Barrymore) are engaged to be married but during the scene in the jewelery store Holden is wearing a wedding ring on his ring finger. (The man of course does not wear a ring until after the wedding).

Quotes:

Joe:I should go to Paris and jump off of the Eiffel Tower. If I took the Concorde, I could be dead three hours earlier.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Le divorce (2003)

Soundtrack:

I'm Thru With Love

Sweet, light weight musical - enjoy it (it's later than you think!)

In an old fashioned musical, the loves and losses of an extended upper-class family in Manhattan are followed in song from NY to Paris and Venice.

The company logo comes onscreen followed closely by the white title on a black background. Seconds later we are into the first song as two young lovers walk in the park - and it's not until 100 minutes later that it lets you go again. The plot is nothing more than lots of strands of love and loss tied together by family connections. None of the stories really have any great significance but are backed up by wit and some charming song and dance numbers. This is whimsy at it's very best.

It feels like Woody Allen has really relaxed and is making films that hark back to an older age - indeed his usual style is tuned down a little to make it more accessible and more enjoyable. He has several black characters, his humour is witty but less cruel than usual and his narrative is driven by a teenage girl rather than himself. It feels so free of his usual cynicism that it adds to the weightless charm it already has. He handles the song and dance scene with such vigour and such imagination that you find yourself wondering why he hasn't done a musical before.

The superb cast all catch the charm and light feel perfectly. Not all of them are great singers but they all do well and give their best (except Barrymore who refused and was dubbed). The usual stars are complimented by plenty of well known faces - Alda, Goldie Hawn, Lucas Haas, Portman, Tim Roth, Roberts and of course the wonderful Edward Norton.

This is 100 minutes of lightweight wonder. It has no rough edges, no difficult issues, no cruel jokes and very little swearing. Only the coldest heart could fail to warm to this little charmer.