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.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| 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 | |
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Edward Wiley | ... | Mr. Spab |
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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) | |
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Cliff Spab is a guy who doesn't really care about anything. He gets held hostage at a store for 36 days by terrorists, who demand that the entire thing be broadcast on national television. Cliff ends up taking a bullet for fellow hostage Wendy - making him a national hero. The two are the sole survivors of the ordeal, and soon become prisoners of the media. Cliff escapes it all, only to find himself being pushed further away from Wendy when he needs her most. Written by WildwoodFlower08
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Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated R for pervasive strong language, scenes of brutal violence, constant drug and alcohol use and some sexuality | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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20 January 1995 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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[fires bullets at Spab and Wendy]
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Performed by Steve Cairn & Richard Johnson
Written by Steve Cairn & Richard Johnson
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The painting that Cliff (Stephen Dorff) looks at in Morrow's house is Caravaggio's Medusa. Also, a copy of "The Egg and I" can be seen on Morrow's (Jake Busey's) shelf. See more »Goofs
During the last flashback, Spab is seen pulling out an Uzi that he had never acquired. See more »Quotes
Barbara 'Babs' Wyler: [shouts] Everything matters![fires bullets at Spab and Wendy]
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Crazy Credits
The GWAR video seen in the movie follows the credits in its entirety. See more »Connections
Featured in At the Movies: Bad Company/Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog/Murder in the First/Higher Learning/S.F.W./Strawberry and Chocolate (1995) See more »Soundtracks
Carry Me AwayPerformed by Steve Cairn & Richard Johnson
Written by Steve Cairn & Richard Johnson
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I truly feel sorry for the people who paid money to see this film, and I use that term loosely. With only $64,000 in ticket sales at least only a couple thousand were subjected to the seemingly unending nothingness of this movie. The writing is so patently obvious and juvenile, a five year old could have thought of better lines sitting on the toilet. I don't completely blame the actors for their terrible performances since they had very little to work with from the writing. What I can't believe are the reviewers who rave about this movie. Were we watching the same thing? Were you high? Oh right, given the content, you probably were. Please don't ever waste your time watching this, unless you are contemplating suicide.