Special Features:
Commentary by Director Cameron Crowe and John Cussack and Ione Skye  �  10 Deleted Scenes, 13 Extended Scenes and Alternate Scenes (With Director Commentary)  �  Featurette  �  Theatrical Trailers & TV Spots

Optimism as a heroic act. It is an interesting concept and the basis of the main character Lloyd (John Cusack) in Cameron Crowe's directorial debut Say Anything. Until the release of this DVD, I had never actually seen this whole movie. This is a disgusting thought when you compare it to the many high school movies that I have seen that were absolute garbage. This one gets it right and does it in a unique way.

The audio and video transfers on this DVD are both very good. They are about what you would expect from a movie of it stature.

This DVD contains a pretty solid set of supplemental material. Most noteworthy is the commentary with Cameron Crowe, John Cusack and Ione Skye. The commentary actually runs for twenty minutes before the movie starts. Everyone has a lot to say and the 100 minutes the movie offered obviously was not going to be enough. Each person gives some great background and insights into their parts of the film. You can also tell how much each of these people enjoyed making this movie and how it was pivotal in each of their careers.

There is a fairly extensive set of deleted and alternate scenes, but you can see why much of it was left on the cutting room floor, as it did not add a lot to the story and only slightly to the characters. A standard featurette, along with various theatrical trailers and TV spots round out the package. I am impressed that Paramount put some money behind getting this disc produced.