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Swingers (1996) -- Wannabe actors become regulars in the stylish neo-lounge scene; Trent teaches his friend Mike the unwritten rules of the scene.

Overview

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7.6/10   29,432 votes
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Director:
Doug Liman
Writer:
Jon Favreau (written by)
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Release Date:
18 October 1996 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama more
Tagline:
cocktails first. questions later. more
Plot:
Wannabe actors become regulars in the stylish neo-lounge scene; Trent teaches his friend Mike the unwritten rules of the scene. full summary | full synopsis
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Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations more
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(59 articles)
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User Comments:
I wanted to call all of my friends after I first saw this film! more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Jon Favreau ... Mike

Vince Vaughn ... Trent

Ron Livingston ... Rob
Patrick Van Horn ... Sue

Alex Désert ... Charles (as Alex Desert)

Heather Graham ... Lorraine
Deena Martin ... Christy
Katherine Kendall ... Lisa

Brooke Langton ... Nikki

Blake Lindsley ... Girl with Cigar
Kevin James Kelly ... Vegas Dealer
Stephanie Ittleson ... Vegas Waitress
Vernon Vaughn ... $100 Gambler
Joan Favreau ... $5 Winner

Rio Hackford ... Skully
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for language throughout.
Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Certification:
Iceland:L | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Canada:14A | France:U | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:R

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Trivia:
When asked to approve use of the theme music for Jaws (1975) in a scene, Spielberg saw footage of Vince Vaughn, whom he hired for The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the trailer, several cuts showing Mike and Dorothy Girl holding hands are not fluent. The most noticeable is when Dorothy girl takes a drink with her left hand and then suddenly back in Mike's hand left hand. more
Quotes:
[playing a hockey video game]
Trent: I wish they still had fights in this game so I could bitch-slap Wayne.
Mike: What? They don't have fighting anymore?
Trent: Doesn't that suck?
Mike: Why'd they get rid of the fighting? It was the best part of the old version.
Sue: I think kids were hittin' each other or somethin', man.
Trent: Yeah but you know what, Mike? You can make their heads bleed in this one.
Mike: Make somebody's head bleed.
Sue: No man, we're in the playoffs.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Confession (2005/I) more
Soundtrack:
Go Daddy-O more

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15 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
I wanted to call all of my friends after I first saw this film!, 21 May 2005
8/10
Author: adzrussell from United Kingdom

I chanced upon Swigers one evening after reading an article on writer/star Jon Favreau, and trying to figure out which character he played in Friends (it's Pete Becker by the way); don't you love it when you uncover a gem. From the opening credits, set to Dean Martin crooning "You're Nobody Until Somebody Loves You", I knew that this film was the very personification of cool, spawning one of the coolest characters in any film...ever, that being Trent Walker played by Vince Vaughn, with a swinging soundtrack and a real sense of fun which you don't often get in mainstream Hollywood; and this film is effortless in a way which Tarantino could only dream about.

The story centres around Favreau's loser-in-love Mikey, trying to make a living as an actor in L.A after leaving his long-term girlfriend behind in New York. His best buddy, Trent, tries incessantly to get Mikey back 'into the game' so to speak; cue a trawl around L.A's hippest night-spots, some hilarious insight into dating rituals (when is it cool to call? 2 days?), and a trip to Las Vegas in which Trent tries to 'pull a Fredo' (bedding cocktail waitresses two at a time). The central duo are ably supported by a cast of lovable rogues, all intent on getting laid.

Doug Liman directs in a laid-back manner, befitting of the film, and Favreau's script (based on Vaughn and himself) is full of witty insights and in-jokes, as well as enough movie references to keep everyone happy.

Although the characters are almost impossibly cool, they never appear obnoxious due to the over-riding sense that they are just a bunch of lovable losers trying to con their way into the beds of L.A's female population; sometimes succeeding, sometimes not, and there is a certain sweetness added by Favreau's predicament. The pay-off is cool, Favreau finally 'getting digits' and we are left with a role-reversal between the two main protagonists as Trent makes a fool of himself with a woman in the closing scene.

Altogether a classy, breezy, often hilarious film, a certain cult classic, and a fine addition to the date movie genre.

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