Note: In deference to Hurricane Florence, the screening of “Say Anything...” hosted by John Cusack has been postponed to Oct. 25. Tickets for the original performance will be honored at that time; those who can’t attend have until Sept. 21 to request a refund. Go to modell-lyric.com for more information.
You can talk about the boombox, or the chemistry with co-star Ione Skye, or the fact that audiences always love it when an underdog comes out on top.
But for John Cusack, much of the appeal of “Say Anything…,” writer-director Cameron Crowe’s 1989 comedy about mismatched teens with more in common — including a...