High Strung (1991)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

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 | Death | Black Comedy | Talk To Camera

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:

[They are discussing the talk Thane had with Melony]
Al: Come on, I pay you fifteen bucks to tell me what else you said to her.
Thane Furrows: OK, I told her, to take Happy the Clam and roll him up into a little ball, and shove him up her butt
Al: Oh My God!

Movie Connections:

References Gandhi (1982)

Steve is a genius...

Steve Oedekerk is a genius when it comes to well written comedies, so when I heard about high strung I nearly freaked out. Basically in this film, one of Steve's more independent workings, Thane Furrows, portrayed by Steve, stays locked in his apartment and bitches about stuff. The movie was fairly engaging and had a lot of good one liners but some of the rants that Oedekerk launches into are a little lame. The original comedy in this movie; especially Furrow's boss and his description of his job. Jim Carrey does play a small role in the film, death in particular, but he is a pivitol part of the plot and comes into a little more prominence in the end of the film. Also another noticable appearance on this film is Kirsten Dunst playing a small girl right after a scene with Thompas Wilson AKA Biff from Back To The Future... not that we really care but... for Carrey fans I wouldn't reccomend High Strung. Though many of you would enjoy it a great deal would be looking for a Jim Carrey movie and Oedekerk's style is to slowly paced for most Carrey fans.