Lloyd Dobler
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Oct 9, 2026
Sheri LynchHOST
And you can say that.
Sheri LynchHOST
You're not gonna burst into flames by acknowledging that we live in a society where all we do, to quote Lloyd Dobler in the movie Say Anything, is buy things t- and sell things and sell things that are bought and buy things that are bought and sold.
Sheri LynchHOST
[laughs] That's what we do.
Max SweetenHOST
I love that movie.
Sheri LynchHOST
It's one of my-
Max SweetenHOST
Yeah.
Sheri LynchHOST
And John Cusack doing that, um, monologue as Lloyd Dobler about how he doesn't wanna buy things or sell things or sell things that are bought or buy and sell things that are bought and sold-
Max SweetenHOST
Do, do-
Thrash CashewHOST
And just being like, you know, wow, man.
Thrash CashewHOST
Lloyd Dobler, man.
Thrash CashewHOST
Like, [laughs]
Joey RigatonyHOST
That's one, that's one of his...
Becky SloviterHOST
Yeah.
Seth Grahame-SmithGUEST
You know, you've got Lloyd Dobler's statue behind you.
Becky SloviterHOST
Sure do.
Seth Grahame-SmithGUEST
Right? Definitely related to the guy holding the boombox over his head.
HardyHOST
being intelligent and thoughtful and all those things.
HardyHOST
But I want him to be Lloyd Dobler.
HardyHOST
Yeah, I don't want him old.
HardyHOST
I don't need him to look old.
HardyHOST
Mrs.
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Lloyd.
HardyHOST
Lloyd Dobler,
Fred ToucherHOST
all right.
MickeyGUEST
sweet.
MickeyGUEST
That's very specifically because I felt like Lloyd Dobler for a long time.
JenHOST
You wanted to have a professional kickboxing career?
MickeyGUEST
Yeah, and I don't want to buy anything that's sold or processed or process anything that's sold or bought.
JT ParrHOST
You know what's funny is my son is like very emotional and there's moments where I'm like, dude, you got, and you know, amen to him, braver than me.
JT ParrHOST
I was too bottled up and too worried about rejection, but I'm like, you got some Lloyd Dobler in you.
JT ParrHOST
Like, he's going to be the type of guy to be like, dad, I'm going to see Kelly.
JT ParrHOST
I'm like, you guys broke up.
Josh HorowitzHOST
Okay.
Josh HorowitzHOST
So, I mean, there are a few iconic roles we have to mention and look, you know, Lloyd Dobler is one of the all timers and like has such a personal connection for literally millions of people.
Josh HorowitzHOST
Everybody like experiences say anything at a certain point in their life and they invariably connect with it.
Josh HorowitzHOST
That feels like the great, like a great fusion of you and Cameron at the time, because you influenced that character.
Chris BakerHOST
That's a good way to do it.
Chris BakerHOST
In a philosophical statement, it reminds me of the movie Say Anything, when Lloyd Dobler, played by John Cusack, says, I don't want to sell anything, I don't want to buy anything or process anything.
Chris BakerHOST
And then he finally just says, I just want to spend as much time as possible with your daughter.
Chris BakerHOST
Yeah.
Kristin BreyHOST
Yeah,
Joe ZepeckiPANELIST
he's Lloyd Dobler holding the boombox being like, please take
Bill McCoshenPANELIST
us back.
Bill McCoshenPANELIST
Well, I think that's actually teeing up what's coming, which is the contrast.
Valerie FrancisHOST
It does not age very well at all.
Valerie FrancisHOST
The 55-year-old mother in me doesn't see the big deal about Lloyd at all.
Valerie FrancisHOST
At all.
Valerie FrancisHOST
I think Diane should have raised the bar a little bit.
Valerie FrancisHOST
We've covered that many, many times here on the podcast.
Valerie FrancisHOST
And for at least half of the story, the antagonist is getting in the protagonist's way and making it very difficult, or maybe even impossible, for the protagonist to get what he wants.
Valerie FrancisHOST
In Say Anything, the protagonist is Lloyd Dobler.
Valerie FrancisHOST
What he wants is a relationship with Diane Court.
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