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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Stephen Frears |
| Stars: |
John Cusack |
| Actors: |
Lili Taylor |
| Genre: |
Comedies |
| Subgenre: |
Romances · Self-Discovery · Based On A Novel · Relationships · Love · Romantic Comedy · Music |
| MPAA Rating: |
R (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD |
| UPC: |
786936239423 |
| Release Date: |
2000 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 53min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: EZ-D (Disposable Rental), 1hr 53min Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (February 12, 2004) UPC: 786936239423 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 53min Release Company: Buena Vista Home Entertainment (September 19, 2000) UPC: 786936137088 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
D.V. DeVincentis |
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Professional Reviews
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(09/01/2000, p.90, Michael Atkinson): "...Fueled by high-octane writing and wickedly comic performances..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"Do I listen to pop music because I'm miserable? Or am I miserable because I listen to pop music?"--Rob (John Cusack), in voice-over "We're no longer called Sonic Death Monkey. We're on the verge of becoming Kathleen Turner Overdrive, but just for tonight, we are Barry Jive and His Uptown Five."--Barry (Jack Black), introducing his band |
| More Information |
| Details: |
A male-perspective confessional about being an adult--but not acting like one--HIGH FIDELITY is the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the thirtysomething owner of Championship Vinyl, a record store in the suburbs of Chicago. Rob is in the throes of a difficult breakup with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle), and he creates a list of the ex-girlfriends who qualify as his Top Five Worst Breakups, then tracks them down one by one. At work, Rob's relationship with the geeky guys who help run the store, Dick (Todd Louiso) and Barry (Jack Black), is hilarious and juvenile: The three espouse encyclopedic knowledge of records while making lists of everything from the Top Five Side 1s and Track 1s to the Top Five Songs About Death. Director Stephen Frears works from a script based on the 1996 Nick Hornby novel of the same title, adapted by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Frears integrates Cusack's signature goofball antics and gives him a series of talk-to-the-camera, Ferris Bueller-st... |
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