Singles (1992)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Writer (WGA):

Cameron Crowe (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish.

Plot:

A group of twenty-something friends, most of whom live in the same apartment complex, search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.

Plot Keywords:

Seattle | Pearl Jam | Twenty Something | Single | Grunge

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bridget Fonda	...	Janet Livermore
Campbell Scott	...	Steve Dunne
Kyra Sedgwick	...	Linda Powell
Sheila Kelley	...	Debbie Hunt
Jim True-Frost	...	David Bailey (as Jim True)
Matt Dillon	...	Cliff Poncier
Bill Pullman	...	Dr. Jeffrey Jamison
James LeGros	...	Andy
Devon Raymond	...	Ruth
Camilo Gallardo	...	Luiz
Ally Walker	...	Pam
Eric Stoltz	...	The Mime
Jeremy Piven	...	Doug Hughley
Tom Skerritt	...	Mayor Weber
Peter Horton	...	Jamie
Bill Smillie	...	Boston Doctor
Chuck McQuary	...	Garage Opener Clerk
Christopher Masterson	...	Steve at 10 (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson)
Matt Magnano	...	Kid #1
Jaffar Smith	...	Kid #2
Dana Eskelson	...	Club Girl
Mykol Hazen	...	Club Bouncer
Art Cahn	...	Magazine Stand Clerk
Michael Su	...	Ted
Jane Jones	...	Denise
Johnny 'Sugarbear' Willis	...	Rick
Randy Thompson	...	Stu
Paul Giamatti	...	Kissing Man
Alicia Roper	...	Kissing Woman
Xavier McDaniel	...	Himself
Wayne Cody	...	Himself
Stone Gossard	...	Himself - Citizen Dick
Jeff Ament	...	Himself - Citizen Dick
Cameron Crowe	...	Club Interviewer
Pat DiNizio	...	Sid
Chris Cornell	...	Chris
Thomas A. Doyle	...	Wrong Phone Number
Alice Marie Crowe	...	Dr. Jamison's Nurse
Joan Giammarco	...	Receptionist
Jim Hechim	...	Rich
Heather Hughes	...	Lauren
Tim Burton	...	Brian
'Crazy Steve' Olsen	...	Rob
Bernard Bentley	...	Spiro
Stephen Rutledge	...	Charles
Daniel Johnson	...	Sean
Bruce Pavitt	...	Bruce
Michael Gardner	...	Mike
Sandra P. Grant	...	Waitress (as Sandra Grant)
Karen LaVoie	...	Hostess (as Karen Denice La Voie)
Tom Francis	...	Deputy Mayor
Jerry Ziesmer	...	Councilman Jordan Fisher
Nina Escudero	...	Airline Clerk
Dan Wartman	...	Single Kid on Plane
Amy Hill	...	Hospital Nurse
Mike Parker	...	Mover
Lara Harris	...	Poetess
Bradley Kok	...	Chas
Debi Mazar	...	Brenda
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Bassey	...	(uncredited)
Matt Cameron	...	Himself - Soundgarden (uncredited)
Jerry Cantrell	...	Himself - Alice In Chains (uncredited)
Michelle Crane	...	Alice in Chains - Girl in Crowd (uncredited)
Victor Garber	...	Kid's Dad (uncredited)
Sean Kinney	...	Himself - Alice In Chains (uncredited)
Scott Allen Logan	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Racheal Seymour	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Ben Shepherd	...	Himself - Soundgarden (uncredited)
Layne Staley	...	Himself - Alice In Chains (uncredited)
Michael Starr	...	Himself - Alice In Chains (uncredited)
Kim Thayil	...	Himself - Soundgarden Guitarist (uncredited)
Eddie Vedder	...	Himself - Citizen Dick (uncredited)

Directed by
Cameron Crowe

Writing credits (WGA)
Cameron Crowe		(written by)

Produced by
Richard Chew	....	co-producer
Cameron Crowe	....	producer
Kelly Curtis	....	associate producer
Richard Hashimoto	....	producer
Art Linson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul Westerberg

Cinematography by
Tak Fujimoto
Ueli Steiger

Film Editing by
Richard Chew

Casting by
Owens Hill

Production Design by
Stephen J. Lineweaver

Art Direction by
Mark Haack

Set Decoration by
Clay A. Griffith

Costume Design by
Jane Ruhm

Makeup Department
Kimberly Felix	....	assistant makeup artist
Norman T. Leavitt	....	key makeup artist
Candace Neal	....	key hair stylist
Elaina P. Schulman	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Richard Hashimoto	....	unit production manager
Philip Marcus	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Chew	....	second unit director
Michael-McCloud Thompson	....	first assistant director: second unit
Michael-McCloud Thompson	....	second assistant director
Joel Wang	....	second second assistant director
Jerry Ziesmer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Donald R. Abblett	....	stand-by painter (as Don Abblett)
David H. Allen	....	property master (as David Allen)
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer
Chris Gibbin	....	lead man
Pete Lawrence	....	construction coordinator
Michael Miller	....	assistant property master
Jim Voorhees	....	property master: second unit
Michael McCombe	....	head greensman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Barbara Barnaby	....	dialogue editor
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound effects editor
Catherine Calleson	....	assistant sound editor
Christine Danelski	....	foley editor
Jay Dranch	....	sound effects editor
Ann Ducommun	....	assistant sound editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Sukey Fontelieu	....	dialogue editor
Cynthia Haagens	....	adr editor
Ellen Heuer	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Jiron	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Dave Kulczycki	....	sound effects editor (as David Kulczycki)
Cliff Latimer	....	adr supervisor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Art Rochester	....	production sound mixer
Joan Rowe	....	assistant sound editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Douglas J. Schulman	....	boom operator (as Doug Schulman)
Craig Weintraub	....	assistant sound editor
David Behle	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
James Reedy	....	special effects (as Jim Reedy)

Visual Effects by
Steve Grumette	....	computer effects supervisor

Stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Calnan	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Kerry Flanagan	....	key grip: second unit
Nathaniel Goodman	....	first assistant camera
Jim Grce	....	chief lighting technician
Shawn Hise	....	second assistant camera
Frank M. Holgate	....	aerial director of photography: second unit (as Frank Holgate)
Dwight Joseph Lavers	....	dolly grip (as Dwight Lavers)
Robena Malicoat	....	second key grip
Bill O'Drobinak	....	camera operator (as Billy O'Drobinak)
Bill O'Drobinak	....	director of photography: second unit (as Billy O'Drobinak)
Jane O'Neal	....	still photographer
Neal Preston	....	special still photographer
Brian H. Reynolds	....	key grip
Joe Sanchez	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Paul Taylor	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Venetis	....	assistant lighting technician
Eric Budlong	....	grip (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Gail Bixby	....	costume supervisor (as Gail Bixby)
Dan Perrett	....	costumer
Fran Vega-Buck	....	costume supervisor (as Frances Vega-Buck)

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Craig Conwell	....	first assistant editor
Tommy Dorsett	....	second assistant editor
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Curt Schulkey	....	additional editor

Music Department
Niko Bolas	....	score mixer
Danny Bramson	....	music supervisor
Christine Cholvin	....	music editor
Chris Cornell	....	composer: additional music
Richard Gibbs	....	composer: additional score
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Loren Anderson	....	transportation coordinator
Jon McCarthy	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Julie Adams	....	production aide
Tom Adams	....	craft service
John Anderson	....	production aide
Richard Chew	....	title supervisor
Robert Dawson	....	title supervisor
Gigi de Pourtales	....	production aide
Patricia Fay	....	location manager
Katie Gilbert	....	production coordinator
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Craig Hosking	....	helicopter pilot: second unit
Julie Jones	....	production accountant
Debra Meek	....	assistant production accountant
Heather Murphy	....	assistant production secretary
R.D. Price	....	production aide
Patti Roberts-Nelson	....	executive assistant: Art Linson
Mary Robins	....	production aide
Mindy Rodman	....	script supervisor
Martin Selig	....	office space
Wendy Skerritt	....	production aide
Lisa Stewart	....	assistant: Cameron Crowe
Glenn Williamson	....	assistant: Richard Hashimoto
Bill Wrubel	....	production aide
Chris Ziesmer	....	production aide
Suzanne Ziesmer	....	production aide
Bill Daly	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Monica Di Meo	....	caterer (uncredited)
Monica Garris-Powell	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Tasha Le Mel	....	assistant: Stephen J. Lineweaver (uncredited)
Charles Swanepoel	....	caterer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Atkinson/Knickerbocker Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1992) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1993) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1996) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  opticals
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems (as Clairmont)
• Deluxe Catering  catering
• Epic Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Technicolor  color timing
• White Light Casting  extras casting

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sex related dialogue and scenes of sensuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

In one scene Matt Dillon's character is wearing a Green River shirt which is a reference to Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament's band before they were in Mother Love Bone, or Pearl Jam.

Goofs:

Continuity: Debbie doesn't tell the "Expect The Best" clerk her name before he calls her "Debbie".

Quotes:

Cliff Poncier: That's a very nice hat you're wearing... and I don't mean that in an Eddie Haskell kind of way.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hype! (1996)

Soundtrack:

Drown

A sweet romantic comedy

This movie has almost convinced me that I am way too closed minded about mainstream movies.

I saw this mainly because of its 'grunge' soundtrack, composed by the brilliant Paul Westerberg.

What I saw was not a 'grunge' subculture movie, but rather a conventional romantic comedy, probably quite similar to many Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts movies, but I loved it! Sometimes you need a bit of sugar in a movie, in the same way you need to escape, or have your mind expanded.

I really enjoyed this movie, and I find it hard to believe that anyone can not find something to like about it. One of my favourites of all time!