Singles (1992)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Cameron Crowe

Writer (WGA):

Cameron Crowe (written by)

Release Date:

18 September 1992 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Love is a game. Easy to start. Hard to finish.

Plot:

A group of twenty-something friends, most of whom live in the same apartment complex, search for love and success in grunge-era Seattle.

Plot Keywords:

Seattle | Single | Pearl Jam | Twenty Something | Grunge

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

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 LeGros	...	Andy
Devon Raymond	...	Ruth
Camilo Gallardo	...	Luiz
Ally Walker	...	Pam
Eric Stoltz	...	The Mime
Jeremy Piven	...	Doug Hughley
Tom Skerritt	...	Mayor Weber
Peter Horton	...	Jamie

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, sex related dialogue and scenes of sensuality.

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Norway:10 (TV rating) | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 (original rating) | UK:12 (video re-rating) (2003) | UK:15 (video rating) (1993) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Inspired by the death of singer Andrew P. Wood (Andrew Wood), the lead singer of Seattle bands 'Malfunkshun' and Mother Love Bone. Andy Wood (Andrew Wood) overdosed in January of 1990, right around the time when Cameron Crowe was working on this script.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Debbie's frantic bike ride on her video date has her darting all over the city. She starts at the first restaurant at the north 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).

Quotes:

Janet Livermore: You're Dr. Jamison, man. Many, many babes are into that.

Movie Connections:

References Nothing Sacred (1937)

Soundtrack:

My Three Sons Theme

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.