Why John Cusack Was Tricked Into Filming Say Anything's Most Iconic Scene

When Lloyd Dobler (John Cusack) and his girlfriend Diane Cort (Ione Skye) have sex for the first time in Cameron Crowe's 1989 romance "Say Anything...," it's in the back of a car with the radio playing. Lloyd is nervous, and the pair are giddy and exhilarated. Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" plays on the radio. "In Your Eyes" becomes "their song," and the couple falls more deeply in love. Soon thereafter, though, Diane becomes concerned that her wealthy father (John Mahoney) is involved in many untoward business practices, and that her family may lose their fortunes. Diane's father says that Diane should dump Lloyd, as he is merely a middle class kid with no prospects; he only dreams of being a kickboxer. Diane, although clearly in love with Lloyd, dutifully does so. Lloyd's heart is br