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| ACTORS: | Bridget Fonda, Campbell Scott |
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Cameron Crowe |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 18 September, 1992 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Warner Studios |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Widescreen, Dolby |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-comedy |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 085391241027 |
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Customer Reviews of Singles
Capturing a moment in time... This is Cameron Crowe's fourth outing as a writer, and the second of his film's set in Seattle. The movie takes a romantic look at the early 90's Seattle scene, when music and caffeine really ruled. It captures a brief moment in time when it was really hip to live in the Northwest.
The plot is your basic mid-twenties-finding-yourself, and self-worth, type of a flick. The character's are a bit predictable, and you can pretty much figure out where the story is heading. There are a few really romantic outdoor shots, but they really just pay homage to the beauty of the city. The thing that makes this movie special though, is the cameo's, bit parts, and a slices of life that made up the Seattle scene of the time.
There is of course the well documented Pearl Jam cameo's as Matt Dillon's band. There is a cameo of Tad Doyle as the wrong number that Bridget Fonda calls. There is a funny little cameo of Tim Burton as "the next Martin Score-sayze". Peter Horton as the "bicycle guy". There is Chris Cornell rocking out to the new sound system installed into Bridget Fonda's Scirocco. Cameron Crowe has a bit part himself as a reporter interviewing Matt Dillon about the Citizen Dick song "Touch Me I'm Dick". (Mudhony anyone?) There are great live sequences of Soundgarden and of Alice in Chains. Another funny thing to note; Matt Dillon's wardrobe was taken pretty much straight off the back of Jeff Ament ... If you see any old photo's of Pearl Jam, you will see Jeff in the same shorts, tights and Edie Sedgwick t-shirt Matt sports in the movie. Ironically enough, Kyra Sedgwick, who plays Linda Powell in the movie is indeed a distant cousin to Edie Sedgwick. Also note the placement of Green River, Mother Love Bone and Mudhony shirts and pic's; also scenes filmed in Pioneer Square and Gas Works Park.
The film also captures some things that, alas, are no more. The "Java Stop", the coffee house portrayed in the movie, was actually the O.K. Hotel on Alaskan Way. This place was one of the casualties of the March 2001 earthquake. The opening shot of the graffiti on he wall of the Vogue (Mother Love Bone) has been painted over. RKCNDY, the club where most of the live music sequences were shot, closed down in 99. The most sad of these, of course is Layne Staley of Alice in Chains, whose body was found dead after an overdose in April '02.
Basically, it is not a perfect movie. The perfection lies in the way this film captures moment in time when life was pessimistic, yet optimistic and you could vent your frustration's by heading out and rocking with the coolest bands in the universe.
My favorite relationship movie of all time!
I love this movie. I first watched it right after I turned 21 back in the early nineties and could completely identify with this film especially the part Bridget Fonda played. It reminded me of hanging out in rock clubs and falling for grunge musicians a lot like Cliff. This movie is definitely a time capsule of that time and place. Every time I watch it, I get sad and long to be back there.
One thing I really loved about this movie was the way Cameron Crowe made the characters so believable. Everyone in the movie could have been any number of my friends and acquaintenances. He was able to capture the true world of dating in a way that was humorous. Yes, I've had horrible experiences with dating but they were funny in a way also. This movie reminds me of that. Each scene is so realistic that I found myself pointing at the screen and saying "I dated a guy like that!"
I'm still single but I feel uplifted watching this film. I think it shows that it isn't so bad being single but also that you just never know when or where you will meet the right person. This is a great movie. One definitely worth buying.
Good Movie
Cameron Crowe's "Singles" portrays the lives of single men and women living in Seattle, Washington in the 1990s. Like previous generations, the youth are seeking independence and identity. The movie centers around a couple Steve and Linda, played by Kyra Segwick and Campbell Scott. They first meet at a concert and she, Linda, rejects him on the spot. Then they meet again the second time and she accepts him. They both start off awkwardly and then they grow on one another. But things take a turn which makes one question the other where the relationship is going.
The supporting actors Briget Fonda and Matt Dillon make the movie are just as good as the center characters. Fonda, who plays a waitress, tries to get Dillon's attention. He is more focused on his music career while working as a delivery truck guy for a florist shop. She attempts to get a boob job to get his attention.
Then there is a neighbor who is an advertising exec that is searching for her "prince". She goes through a dating service hoping to get her man. Despite her schemes, she is optimistic.
This movie is a good watch as the couples are going through some odds and ends in the relationships and creating lifetime of friendships.