History Film / EveryoneSaysILoveYou

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Like a lot of Woody Allen movies, the film is set in [[BigAppleSauce New York]] and features LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters. This particular film distinguishes itself by having the characters randomly break into song. The musical numbers, and the entire tone of the film are a ShoutOut to the musicals of the 1920s and 1930s.

* CloudCuckooLander: Grandpa.

* Lane and Laura Dandridge (Gaby Hoffmann and Creator/NataliePortman) - Bob and Steffie's daughters. Sometimes creep into BrattyTeenageDaughter territory.

* DJ Berlin (Natasha Lyonne) - TheNarrator of the film, daughter of Joe and Steffie

* Scott Dandridge (Lukas Haas) - Bob's son from his first marriage; considered the BlackSheep of the family for his conservative beliefs.

** One of the final musical numbers in the film is [[Theatre/AnimalCrackers "Hooray for Captain Spaulding"]], and is sung [[BilingualBonus (in French)]] by the ensemble cast wearing [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho Marx glasses and moustaches]]

* ShoutOut- One of the final musical numbers in the film is [[Theatre/AnimalCrackers "Hooray for Captain Spaulding"]], and is sung [[BilingualBonus (in French)]] by the ensemble cast wearing [[Creator/TheMarxBrothers Groucho Marx glasses and moustaches]]

''Everyone Says I Love You'' is a 1996 musical dramedy written and directed by Creator/WoodyAllen and starring a large EnsembleCast.

* WorldOfSnark: Everyone engages in it, even the straight-laced Skyler.

'''Skyler:''' Yes, of the chipmunk variety!

* WithThisRing: Of the 'hide it in a dessert at a romantic dinner' variety. See WackyMarriageProposal.

* Bob Dandridge (Creator/AlanAlda) - Father of Schuyler, Scott, Lane and Laura; husband of Steffie. A lawyer.

''Everyone Says I Love You'' is a 1996 musical comedy written and directed by Creator/WoodyAllen and starring a large EnsembleCast.

* TheGloriousWarOfSisterlyRivalry: Lane and Laura compete for the attentions of the same boy.

* {{Jerkass}}: After hooking up with Skylar, Charles proceeds to dump her in a forest in upstate New York in the midst of a planned robbery heist. Understandably, Skylar [[FirstGirlWins goes back to Holden and says 'yes' when he proposes to her again]].

* NiceGuy: Holden, portrayed by Creator/EdwardNorton PlayingAgainstType.

* RunawayFiance: Subverted- Skylar leaves Holden for [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Charles Ferry]] but then has a change of heart and decides to return to Holden.

* Joe Berlin (Woody Allen) - Father of DJ, ex-husband of Steffie. Also a [[AuthorAvatar neurotic, insecure writer]].
* Steffie Dandridge (Goldie Hawn) - Mother of DJ, Lane and Laura; ex-wife of Joe, wife of Bob. A philanthropist.

* ShoutOut- One of the final musical numbers in the film is [[Theatre/AnimalCrackers "Hooray for Captain Spaulding"]], and is sung [[BilingualBonus (in French)]] by the ensemble cast wearing [[TheMarxBrothers Groucho Marx glasses and moustaches]]
** The title of the film is a nod to another film starring TheMarxBrothers, ''Film/HorseFeathers''.

* Holden Spence (Creator/EdwardNorton) - Schuyler's boyfriend/fiance, a lawyer who works for Bob.

* Charles Ferry (Creator/TimRoth) - a recently-released criminal who Steffie invites for dinner; he takes an interest in Schuyler.

* AllGirlsWantBadBoys: Schuyler dumps Holden to hook up with Charles.

'''Schuyler:''' [[DeadpanSnarker Yes, Mom, but it's of the gerbil family.]]

** When Bob starts singing "I'm Through With Love" when Schuyler reveals she dumped Holden, Steffie quizzically asks, "What are ''you'' singing about? You're not in love with Holden!"

* IronicEcho: Holden's melancholy rendition of 'I'm Through With Love' after Schuyler leaves him being swiftly followed by a rapper performing at a concert DJ's attending.

* {{Jerkass}}: After hooking up with Schuyler, Charles proceeds to dump her in a forest in upstate New York in the midst of a planned robbery heist. Understandably, Schuyler [[FirstGirlWins goes back to Holden and says 'yes' when he proposes to her again]].

* RunawayFiance: Subverted- Schuyler leaves Holden for [[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Charles Ferry]] but then has a change of heart and decides to return to Holden.

** Steffie's "limousine liberalism" is also very much a political stereotype. Lampshaded when she says to Schuyler that Charles Ferry is fine to treat as just a "social project" but not as an ''actual human being''.

* WackyMarriageProposal: Both times Holden proposes to Schuyler, and both manage to [[GoneHorriblyWrong Go Horribly Wrong]].
** For the first proposal, Holden hides the ring in Schuyler's dessert, and she ends up swallowing it.

* DJ Berlin- TheNarrator of the film, daughter of Joe and Steffie
* Joe Berlin- Father of DJ, ex-husband of Steffie. Also a [[AuthorAvatar neurotic, insecure writer]].
* Steffie Dandridge- Mother of DJ, Lane and Laura; ex-wife of Joe, wife of Bob. A philanthropist.
* Bob Dandridge- Father of Schuyler, Scott, Lane and Laura; husband of Steffie. A lawyer.
* Scott Dandridge- Bob's son from his first marriage; considered the BlackSheep of the family for his conservative beliefs.
* Schuyler Dandridge- Bob's daughter from his first marriage. Dating Holden.
* Lane and Laura Dandridge- Bob and Steffie's daughters. Sometimes creep into BrattyTeenageDaughter territory.
* Holden Spence- Schuyler's boyfriend/fiance, a lawyer who works for Bob.
* Von Sidell- A woman whose therapy sessions DJ listens in to (the therapist is the mother of one of Lane and Laura's friends) and decides would be a perfect match for her father.
* Charles Ferry- a recently-released criminal who Steffie invites for dinner; he takes an interest in Schuyler.