S.F.W. (1994)

Director:

Jefery Levy

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Wellman (novel)
Danny Rubin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.

Plot:

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Brother Sister Relationship | Profanity In Title | FBI Agent | Sex

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Cliff Spab
Reese Witherspoon	...	Wendy Pfister
Jake Busey	...	Morrow Streeter
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Monica Dice
Pamela Gidley	...	Janet Streeter
David Barry Gray	...	Scott Spab
Jack Noseworthy	...	Joe Dice
Richard Portnow	...	Gerald Parsley
Edward Wiley	...	Mr. Spab
Lela Ivey	...	Mrs. Spab
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Kristen
Annie McEnroe	...	Dolly
Virgil Frye	...	Earl
Francesca P. Roberts	...	Kim Martin
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Milt Morris (as Soon Teck Oh)

Also Known As:

So Fucking What? (USA) (long title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, scenes of brutal violence, constant drug and alcohol use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

A&M Films

Trivia:

Assuming Bill Murray's character married Andie MacDowell's character from Groundhog Day (1993), we meet Phil and Rita Connors in the elevator.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the last flashback, Spab is seen pulling out an Uzi that he had never acquired.

Quotes:

Cliff Spab: Morrow, what's the deal?
Morrow Streeter: "What's the deal?" You mean, what am I sure of? The only thing I'm sure of is that everything's unsure.

Soundtrack:

America the Beautiful

Pretty good, actually

Okay, I'll be totally honest here. I rented this movie because Stephen Dorff was in it, but I was pleasantly surprised by it. It was actuallt a good movie, entertaining and well-written. Allright, so it may not be worth an Oscar, but hey, it never claims to be, does it? It's just a nice, wellcast movie that makes you think as well.