Any Day Now

"They made him a promise. He made them a family."

2012 1h 37m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 111

Drama

Synopsis

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In the late 1970s, when a mentally handicapped teenager is abandoned, a gay couple takes him in and becomes the family he's never had. But once the unconventional living arrangement is discovered by authorities, the men must fight the legal system to adopt the child.

“They made him a promise. He made them a family.”

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Cast

Alan Cumming
Rudy Donatello
Garret Dillahunt
Paul Fliger
Isaac Leyva
Marco Deison
Frances Fisher
Judge Meyerson
Gregg Henry
Lambert
Jamie Anne Allman
Marianna Deison
Chris Mulkey
DA Wilson
Don Franklin
Lonnie Washington

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Travis Fine
Writers: George Arthur Bloom, Travis Fine
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Travis Fine, shot by Rachel Morrison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Joey Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Cross shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt and Isaac Leyva carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "They made him a promise. He made them a family.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2066176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Travis Fine directs. Rachel Morrison behind the camera. Joey Newman scores. Tom Cross cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 14 years ago.
2Directed by Travis Fine, shot by Rachel Morrison. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Joey Newman. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tom Cross shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Alan Cumming and Garret Dillahunt and Isaac Leyva carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "They made him a promise. He made them a family.".
7IMDB entry: tt2066176 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 14 themes, including "california", "homophobia", "drag queen", "1970s".