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: [after seeing a Man on the telephone] There's a guy on the phone, OK, no problem, there's a guy on the phone.

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Connections

References Donahue (1970)

User Reviews

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I saw this with a Brazilian guy and a couple of Russian guys who rented it because it had Jim Carey in it. (Is it like a cultural thing that Russians like Jim Carey?) The Russians were disappointed. Not enough Jim Carey. (Jim Carey fans...be warned...if that's the only thing you think sounds interesting, don't see this unless you've seen everything else he's in and are desperate to just complete the collection. This is a small movie with a small part from a big star, so it may be sold with his name on it. He's an important but tiny part.) The brazilian guy and I quoted lines from that movie at each other for months. ("Hello Mr. Clam, may I take your...HAT!?")

Steve Odekerk is a genius. He has hits and misses (ever see that real-time computer animation special of his? Ugh), but if he's had a large role in the creation of anything, it will be original. High Strung, BTW, is definitely a hit.