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

The title slide for the cut scene "Have Fun, Stay Single" is a still from the famous fight scene in Nothing Sacred (1937).

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Goofs

Debbie's frantic bike ride on her video date has her darting all over the city. She starts at the first restaurant at the end of lake union. To get to the second restaurant on first avenue downtown, she circles all the way around to Waterfront park on the Sound. After leaving the second restaurant, she crosses a draw bridge over the ship canal, only to suddenly end up back downtown near post alley and first avenue (where she just left the second restaurant). After getting a flat tire, she finally walks all the way home to the apartment on Capitol Hill (nearly 2 miles away).

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Quotes

Cliff Poncier: I used to live out by the airport, underneath the flight patterns. It was really noisy with the planes going by all day. I used to have cookouts, and no one would come because of the noise. I got used to it. And then, when I moved... I missed the noise. I missed those planes.
Janet Livermore: Cliff, what are you talking about?
Cliff Poncier: I don't know.

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Crazy Credits

Outtakes after credits on video version

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Connections

Referenced in Alice in Chains: Would? (1992)

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Soundtracks

Would?
Written by Jerry Cantrell
Produced by Rick Parashar & Alice in Chains
Mixed by Jerry Cantrell & Rick Parashar
Courtesy of Columbia Records

User Reviews

Unfortunately one of Cameron Crowe's less recognized films..

Singles follows the dating lives of a bunch of apartment-block residents; set in grunge era Seattle- but you already knew that. This is not a 'great' film but it exudes a genuine warmth and will surely give you those feel good fuzzies.

What I liked most about the film was the way this eclectic mix of love stories came together so well. All the characters are extremely likeable (Campbell Scott's especially) and you get emotionally invested in them very soon.

This is the kind of film you can just kick back with on a rainy Saturday afternoon- you don't need to exert much mental energy to follow the rambling plot; just prepare to watch representations of very real relationships that you probably will be able to relate to on some level.