Singles (1992)

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

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Writer:

Cameron Crowe

Stars:

Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott, Kyra Sedgwick

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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 Le Gros	...	Andy (as James LeGros)
Devon Raymond	...	Ruth
Camilo Gallardo	...	Luiz
Ally Walker	...	Pam
Eric Stoltz	...	The Mime
Jeremy Piven	...	Doug Hughley
Tom Skerritt	...	Mayor Weber
Peter Horton	...	Jamie

Storyline

Romantic comedy about six of Seattle's young people, most of whom live in the same apartment building and whose lives revolve around the city's ever-expanding music scene. The inter-related stories about each character's progress through the singles scene are intriguing and often very funny, and the soundtrack is a grunge fanatic's dream, with the likes of Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Mudhoney.

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Plot Keywords:

single woman | seattle washington | female stockinged feet | foot closeup | camera shot of feet | 

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Taglines:

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

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

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

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Also Known As:

Vida de Solteiro

Filming Locations:

Washington, USA

Box Office

Gross USA:

$18,472,850

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros., Atkinson/Knickerbocker Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

99 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Chris Cornell recommended Smashing Pumpkins to Cameron Crowe. Crowe liked the band and asked Billy Corgan if he could send any new songs for the movie, and Corgan sent three songs. "Drown" was the last one in the demo and Crowe immediately loved it and felt like it would fit the movie. The demo was pretty similar to the finished track.

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Goofs

When Steve and Linda are washing dishes they break a dish. They bend down to clean it up and end up sitting on the floor. At first they are several feet apart (enough space for a broken dish). Suddenly they are close enough to kiss.

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Quotes

Janet Livermore: You're Dr. Jamison, man. Many, many babes are into that.

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Crazy Credits

David (Jim True) walks down a street. His voiceover says that Steve's search for the perfect girl is a trap, and that he lives his own life like a French movie where everyone is cool and no attachments are made. He enters a beatnik club where a woman (Lara Harris) recites a poem in French. She sits down with him for a brief conversation in French and they leave together.

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Connections

References Annie Hall (1977)

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Soundtracks

It Ain't Like that
Written by Jerry Cantrell, Mike Starr (as Mike Starr) and Sean Kinney
Produced by Thom Panunzio
Performed by Alice in Chains
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

Smart dialogue, believable characters

What I liked most about Singles was that many of the characters you could identify with. Its not often in a film where you can look at characters and think - I know someone like that. Its actually very accurate in the way it depicts the attitudes of twenty somethings who have been through a series of less than successful relationships. There are some great, and very funny scenes in this film, and the actors all put in great performances. Setting it in Seattle- the home of the Grunge band was a fantastic idea as well.