I'll Do Anything

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I'll Do Anything

"She's the most maddening female he's ever met. And she's only six years old."

1994

1h 55m

5.5(50 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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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87 members

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Nick Nolte

Matt Hobbs

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Whittni Wright

Jeannie Hobbs

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Albert Brooks

Burke Adler

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Julie Kavner

Nan Mulhanney

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Joely Richardson

Cathy Breslow

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Tracey Ullman

Beth Hobbs

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Jeb Brown

Male D Person

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Joely Fisher

Female D Person

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Vicki Lewis

Millie

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Anne Heche

Claire

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Ian McKellen

John Earl McAlpine

Production

Joel Thurm

Martin

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Angela Alvarado

Lucy

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Dominik Lukas-Espeleta

Ricky

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Justina Hardesty

Essa

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Robert Joy

U.S. Marshal

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Maria Pitillo

Flight Attendant

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Suzzanne Douglas

Rainbow House Star

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Joseph Malone

Assistant Director

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Jake Busey

Burke's Fired Driver

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Harry Shearer

Audience Research Captain

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Rosie O'Donnell

Makeup

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Ken Page

Hair Person

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Chelsea Field

Screentest Actress

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Justine Shapiro

Studio Executive

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Amy Brooks

Shannon

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Writing

Ian Deitchman

Popcorn Pictures P.A.

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Maria Kavanaugh

Secretary on Telephone

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Peter Kwong

Popcorn Pictures Intern

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Roz Baker

Taxi Driver

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Courtney Perry

Audition Child

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Perry Anzilotti

Rainbow House Supporting Actor

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Wren T. Brown

Floor Manager

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John D. Schofield

Screentest Director

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Steve Vinovich

Rainbow House Director

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D.J. Dellos

Rainbow House Child

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Arvie Lowe, Jr.

Rainbow House Child

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Dale Anthony Phillips Jr.

Rainbow House Child

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Alex Dent

Rainbow House Child

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Amish Desai

Rainbow House Child

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Alissa Dowdy

Rainbow House Child

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Danielle Dowdy

Rainbow House Child

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Heather DeLoach

Rainbow House Child

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Mayah McCoy

Rainbow House Child

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Brittany Johnson

Rainbow House Child

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Jennifer Cabrera

Rainbow House Child

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Tricia Joe

Rainbow House Child

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Chloe Brooks

Child Actress in the Street

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Andrew David DeAngelo

Rainbow House Parent

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Doris Dowdy

Rainbow House Parent

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Susan DeLoach

Rainbow House Parent

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Annalouise Paul

Rainbow House Parent

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Trixie Flynn

Rainbow House Parent

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Andy Milder

Warm-Up Man

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Ron Perkins

Victor

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Aaron Lustig

Jack

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Elisabeth Boyd

Elisabeth

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Kate McNeil

Stacy

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Patrick Cassidy

Ground Zero Villain

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Woody Harrelson

Ground Zero Hero

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Norris J. Bishton III

Restaurant Patron

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Allison J. Brown

Restaurant Patron

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Stacey Renee Caddell

Restaurant Patron

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Alan James Luzietti

Restaurant Patron

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Jodi Ellen Melnick

Restaurant Patron

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Shawn Marie Stevens

Restaurant Patron

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Michael George Whaites

Restaurant Patron

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Keith Harden Young

Restaurant Patron

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Joan Giammarco

Airplane Passenger

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Tricia Leigh Fisher

Airplane Passenger

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Jerry Hauck

Airplane Passenger

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Jose Payo

Airplane Passenger

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Hannah Nielsen

Baby Jeannie

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Ingrid Nielsen

Baby Jeannie

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Lena Banks

Airplane Passenger (uncredited)

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Chris Finch

Auditioning Actor / Dancer (uncredited)

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Sandy Helberg

Theater Critic (uncredited)

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Gregory Hinton

Bouncer (uncredited)

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Scott Krinsky

Focus Group Member (uncredited)

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Richard Lear

Principal Dancer (uncredited)

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Crew

Alex Magno

Dancer (uncredited)

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Nichole McAuley

Extra (uncredited)

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Bubba Dean Rambo

Dancer (uncredited)

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Jonathan Romley

Rainbow House Child (uncredited)

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Maggie Roswell

Woman (uncredited)

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Vern Urich

Theatre Patron (uncredited)

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Viviane Vives

Auditioning Actress (uncredited)

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