I'll Do Anything
“She's the most maddening female he's ever met. And she's only six years old.”
Matt Hobbs is a talented but unsuccessful actor. When estranged (and strange) ex-wife Beth dumps their daughter Jeannie on Matt, father and daughter have a lot of adjusting to do. His budding relationship with attractive production assistant Cathy Breslow is made complicated, while the precocious child is overly accustomed to getting her own way. Matt eventually faces the choice of family vs career in a particularly difficult way.
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Cast
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Nick Nolte
Matt Hobbs
Known for
Cape Fear
The Thin Red Line
Whittni Wright
Jeannie Hobbs
Known for
Sudden Death
Albert Brooks
Burke Adler
Known for
Finding Nemo
Drive
Julie Kavner
Nan Mulhanney
Known for
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Movie
Joely Richardson
Cathy Breslow
Known for
The Gentlemen
The Tudors
Tracey Ullman
Beth Hobbs
Known for
Corpse Bride
Kronk's New Groove
Jeb Brown
Male D Person
Known for
Renaissance Man
Joely Fisher
Female D Person
Known for
Inspector Gadget
Girl in the Basement
Vicki Lewis
Millie
Known for
Finding Nemo
MouseHunt
Anne Heche
Claire
Known for
The Legend of Korra
Volcano
Ian McKellen
John Earl McAlpine
Known for
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
Joel Thurm
Martin
James L. Brooks Director · Hans Zimmer Composer Prince Composer
Worldwide gross $10M · Budget $40M · United States release February 4, 1994
Box office
Budget
$40,000,000
Worldwide gross
$10,000,000
Gross vs. budget
0.3×
Production
Gracie Films
Production
Columbia Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Spanish
Release dates
United States · January 14, 1994
Premiere · Cary Grant Theatre
United States · February 4, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
July 28, 1994 · Theatrical
Germany
May 16, 1995 · Physical · VHS-Video
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