High Strung (1991)

Director:

Roger Nygard

Writers:

Robert Kuhn
Steve Oedekerk (writer)

Release Date:

1991 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

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

Plot:

Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning...

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Paranoia | Black Comedy | Talk To Camera | Death

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

Also Known As:

Pissed Off (USA) (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for themes and mild language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Film Brigade

Quotes:

Thane Furrows: [about breakfast cereal] It's really amazing, you know, no matter how little milk you pour on the bowl, there's always some left at the end, so you have to pour more cereal or slurp the milk like you're some kind of a dog, I won't take it, I'd rather be dead!

Movie Connections:

References Gandhi (1982)

The one to watch when your having one of Those days

Never has a movie been so funny with so little plot. There is a small amount of story here, but mostly just a guy fed up with the world and he spends the whole movie telling you why he'd rather be dead. Very, very funny stuff. I love to watch this when I'm having a bad day. It has so little plot you can jump in anywhere and watch as long as you want 5 mins or the whole thing, you'll get a few laughs and not miss a story. If you don't like the first ten minutes turn it off, it's not going to change. But if you can relate to the main character like I belive most of us can you'll have a great time laughing with and agreeing with this man who's just fed up with ...well, everything and everybody. Interesting note Jani Lane (lead singer for the band Warrant) makes his film debut, and Jim Carrey has a role as well. Get angry prepare to laugh and enjoy.