- Actors: Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Joey Lauren Adams, Pamela Gidley
- Directors: Jefery Levy
- Writers: Jefery Levy, Andrew Wellman, Danny Rubin
- Producers: Dale Pollock, Gloria Lopez, Michael Nelson, Sigurjon Sighvatsson
- Language English
- Classification: 18
- Studio: Columbia Tristar
- VHS Release Date: 4 Mar 1996
- Run Time: 96 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CQTJ
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 44,328 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||
Product details |
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organise and find favourite items. |
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:VHS Tape
This is a great film about a convenience store hostage situation that is broadcast nationally,
making some of the hostages national hero's. SFW focuses on the chaos that ensues when you
give fame and fortune to disaffected youth who not only don't really care, but don't even want it
(Hence the title which will become clear when you watch the film). Steven Dorff and Reese
Witherspoon are perfect in the lead roles, allowing young people or those who were once young
to identify with the situations. (Tobey Maguire of Spiderman also appears in an early cameo as a stoned teenager)
making some of the hostages national hero's. SFW focuses on the chaos that ensues when you
give fame and fortune to disaffected youth who not only don't really care, but don't even want it
(Hence the title which will become clear when you watch the film). Steven Dorff and Reese
Witherspoon are perfect in the lead roles, allowing young people or those who were once young
to identify with the situations. (Tobey Maguire of Spiderman also appears in an early cameo as a stoned teenager)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
A gem of a film I discovered on tv one night. Great premise, well presented.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
S.F.W. is one of those rare films that seems to operate entirely according to its own little bubble of logic - it's not really reminiscent of, or similar to, any other films I've seen. Basically a satire of the general public's fascination with turning the average joe into a media celebrity, S.F.W. is actually a lot more than that. It's a clever film. Some of the acting is deliberately hammy, almost as if the director is challenging you to take the film at face value. The film has a garish, sometimes dream-like feel to it, frequently taking in surreal detours and flashbacks along the way. The short sequence involving Garry Coleman from 'Dif'rent Strokes' - playing himself - is one of most amusing things I've seen in any movie recently...pure cinematic gold. Stephen Dorff is excellent as Cliff Spab - the anarchic, witty cool-guy bemused at his sudden rise to fame, and all the supporting actors are good as well. Overall, S.F.W. is an original, gutsy, funny, and intelligent piece of film-making. Maybe a tad too off-the-wall to be considered a true classic, but I'd still recommend this to anyone. 4 stars
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
