Whatever (1998)
1981. In an era of 'just say no', they said yes.
A New Jersey teen faces her impending adulthood, dreaming of a life as a successful New York artist. But when she gets caught up in the carefree sport of pre-AIDS sex and drugs, her future becomes less certain.
- Date of release
- 1998-07-10
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (9)
- Runtime
- 1h 52m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Susan Skoog
Casting
- Liza Weil — Anna Stockard
- Frederic Forrest — Mr. Chaminski
- Kathryn Rossetter — Carol Stockard
- Marc Riffon — Martin
- Chad Morgan — Brenda Talbot
- Lenora Nemetz — Principal
- Dan Montano — Zak
- John Gleeson Connolly — John Woods
- Gary Wolf — Eddie
- Tony Torn — Mr. Stanley
- Trey Compton — Sam
- Jim Neville — Rob
Interesting facts
Whatever is a 1998 American independent teen drama film written and directed by Susan Skoog,. The film stars Liza Weil in her first major role, along with Chad Morgan and Frederic Forrest.
Production and Release
The film was shot on location using Super 16 film in Skoog's hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey for some scenes, along with Cooper Union in New York, with most principal photography occurring in Wheeling, West Virginia. The 16 mm original print was eventually converted to 35 mm film for its theatrical presentation and was released by Sony Pictures Classics on July 10, 1998.
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