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S.F.W.

S.F.W.

1994Movie⏱️ 1h 36mR
ComedyDrama
⭐ 5.8
IMDB Rating
5,655 votes

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.

Director
Jefery Levy
Writers
Andrew Wellman, Danny Rubin, Jefery Levy
Stars
Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey
Release Date
January 20, 1995
Language
English
Country
United States
🎯 5
Nominations
πŸ’¬ 62
Reviews
πŸ“‹ 4.4K
Watchlists
πŸ“½οΈ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Stephen Dorff
Stephen Dorff
as Cliff Spab
Reese Witherspoon
Reese Witherspoon
as Wendy Pfister
Jake Busey
Jake Busey
as Morrow Streeter
Joey Lauren Adams
Joey Lauren Adams
as Monica Dice
Pamela Gidley
Pamela Gidley
as Janet Streeter
David Barry Gray
David Barry Gray
as Scott Spab
Jack Noseworthy
Jack Noseworthy
as Joe Dice
Richard Portnow
Richard Portnow
as Gerald Parsley
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Edward Wiley
as Mr. Spab
πŸ‘€
Lela Ivey
as Mrs. Spab

πŸ’° Box Office

$63,513
Worldwide Gross
$63,513
Domestic Gross
$44,227
Opening Weekend

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.85 : 1
Sound
Dolby Stereo
Filming Location
1717 1st Street San Fernando, California, 91340, USA
Production
Polygram Filmed Entertainment, A&M Films, Propaganda Films

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

Dark ComedySatireComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

One of the best anti-media movies
by cofemug β€’ 1999-06-15

"The plot is cliched. In fact I could have sworn I have seen it many many times before. It is almost "Mad City" except it is better. It is the story of a hostage who has been aired for 36 straight days and has become a celebrity. His most famous quote is S.F.W. or So F***ing What. The worst thing that I could see about the movie was its language, and if the bleeps were not there on the parts that were supposed to be on television, I would swear that this had the most F-words and any other swearing than even Goodfellas. But, it did not bother me. This movie stresses me, and it s..."

πŸ’‘ Did You Know?

The filmmakers described this movie as a "serio-comedy about terrorism, beer, and talk shows."

πŸ“– Synopsis

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.