High Strung (1991)

Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day... See full summary »

Director:

Roger Nygard

Writers:

Robert Kuhn, Steve Oedekerk

Stars:

Steve Oedekerk, Thomas F. Wilson, Denise Crosby

Cast

Credited cast:
Steve Oedekerk	...	Thane Furrows
Thomas F. Wilson	...	Al Dalby (as Tom Wilson)
Denise Crosby	...	Melanie
Fred Willard	...	Insurance Salesman
Jani Lane	...	Vol
Kirsten Dunst	...	Young Girl
Ed Williams	...	Boss
Ivy Austin	...	Contestant
Paul Ryan	...	Game Show Host
Mark Eugene Roberts	...	Limo Driver
Julie Araskog
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toni Sawyer	...	Mother

Storyline

Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny

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Plot Keywords:

writer | paranoia | talking to the camera | black comedy | death | 

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Taglines:

The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for themes and mild language

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1991 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pissed Off

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Film Brigade, Rocket Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

93 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Filmed in only 13 days.

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Quotes

Thane Furrows: I was in Las Vegas, don't ask why. When I got pulled over by a cop for making a right-hand turn on a redlight. Prostitution is legal in Las Vegas, but I made the terrible mistake of doing a right-hand turn on a red light. I could've been having sex, on the hood of the car, in the middle of the intersection, no problem. I could probably avoid the ticket by telling the cop I was a pimp and was out for a late night collection, but then she would've asked to see my hat and I would've been stuck.

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Connections

References Password All-Stars (1961)

User Reviews

Good fun, and very entertaining.

A good presentation on the part of Steve Oedekerk.

The plot is basically about one Thane Furrows, A very up-tight, mean and sarcastic guy. Who hangs around his apartment all the time. It follows the plot of him speaking right to the camera, about his everyday life, which everything he talks about, he hates. Some sequences involve Jim Carrey playing Death. Which is hilarious. It also involves his friend Al and his Boss. Who don't see the camera as he does.

Out of 10 I'd give it what is already explained. 7.2.