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High Fidelity
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Overview

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Director:
Stephen Frears
Writers (WGA):
Nick Hornby (book)
D.V. DeVincentis (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
31 March 2000 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance more
Tagline:
A comedy about fear of commitment, hating your job, falling in love and other pop favorites.
Plot:
Rob, a record store owner and compulsive list maker, recounts his top five breakups, including the one in progress. full summary | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 18 nominations more
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(166 articles)
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User Comments:
One Of The Few Good Movies This Year more (557 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

John Cusack ... Rob Gordon

Iben Hjejle ... Laura

Todd Louiso ... Dick

Jack Black ... Barry

Lisa Bonet ... Marie De Salle

Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Charlie Nicholson

Joan Cusack ... Liz

Tim Robbins ... Ian 'Ray' Raymond
Chris Rehmann ... Vince
Ben Carr ... Justin
Lili Taylor ... Sarah Kendrew

Joelle Carter ... Penny Hardwick

Natasha Gregson Wagner ... Caroline Fortis
Shannon Stillo ... Alison Jr. High
Drake Bell ... Rob Jr. High
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexuality.
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Runtime:
113 min
Country:
UK | USA
Language:
English | Danish
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut version) | USA:R (certificate #37241) | South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Chile:14 | Denmark:A (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Buck Town, Lincoln Square, Chicago, Illinois, USA more
Company:
Dogstar Films more

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Trivia:
When we first see Rob's record store, Rob walks across the store exposing many record covers in the background. One record that stands out is a record by the group, Index. Index were a 1960s garage band from Grosse Pointe, Michigan. more
Goofs:
Errors in geography: While engaging in a monologue about his relationship woes, Rob boards a Purple Line Express train of the Chicago Transit Authority. The Purple Line Express boards at the Howard Station on the far north side of Chicago and does not stop until the Belmont Station in Lakeview. However, just after Cusack boards the train, it passes Lincoln Hand Laundry and Graceland Cemetery; thus he must have boarded in Edgewater, well before Belmont, despite the fact that the train he was on does not stop in that neighborhood. Moreover, the scene ends with the Purple Line train (the "Loop" destination indicator is visible behind his head) descending into the subway. However, the Purple Line Express does not use the subway, but rather the elevated tracks, going into the Loop and turning back around and proceeding back through the city into the north suburbs. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Rob: What came first, the music or the misery? People worry about kids playing with guns, or watching violent videos, that some sort of culture of violence will take them over. Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?
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References St. Elmo's Fire (1985) more
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26 out of 37 people found the following comment useful.
One Of The Few Good Movies This Year, 13 December 2000
8/10
Author: daveisit from Melbourne, Australia

"High Fidelity" was a breath of fresh air in an otherwise very ordinary year of cinema. Continually I have been disappointed with the quality of this years movies from all over the world, not just the regulation Hollywood trash.

Admittedly my hopes weren't that high, but I still left the cinema feeling like I got what I paid for with "High Fidelity" (this is very rare these days). John Cusack was his usual competent self, and Tim Robbins sensational in his small but humourous part.

No masterpiece, but well worth watching.

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