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High Fidelity

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High Fidelity (2000)

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Reviews Counted: 684

Fresh: 629

Rotten:55

Average Rating: 7.7/10

Consensus: The deft hand of director Stephen Frears and strong performances by the ensemble cast combine to tell an entertaining story with a rock-solid soundtrack.

Runtime: 1 hr 53 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: A male-perspective confessional about being an adult--but not acting like one--HIGH FIDELITY is the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the thirtysomething owner of Championship Vinyl, a record store in the suburbs of Chicago. Rob is in... A male-perspective confessional about being an adult--but not acting like one--HIGH FIDELITY is the story of Rob Gordon (John Cusack), the thirtysomething owner of Championship Vinyl, a record store in the suburbs of Chicago. Rob is in the throes of a difficult breakup with his girlfriend Laura (Iben Hjejle), and he creates a list of the ex-girlfriends who qualify as his Top Five Worst Breakups, then tracks them down one by one. At work, Rob's relationship with the geeky guys who help run the store, Dick (Todd Louiso) and Barry (Jack Black), is hilarious and juvenile: The three espouse encyclopedic knowledge of records while making lists of everything from the Top Five Side 1s and Track 1s to the Top Five Songs About Death. Director Stephen Frears works from a script based on the 1996 Nick Hornby novel of the same title, adapted by D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, Cusack, and Scott Rosenberg. Frears integrates Cusack's signature goofball antics and gives him a series of talk-to-the-camera, Ferris Bueller-style monologues that Cusack delivers with personal ingenuity. [More]

Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet

Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack, Todd Louiso, Lili Taylor, Natasha Gregson Wagner, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Beverly D'Angelo, Sara Gilbert, Drake Bell

Director: Stephen Frears

Director: Stephen Frears
Screenwriter: D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg
Producer: Tim Bevan, Rudd Simmons
Composer: Carter Burwell

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Sep 19, 2000

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DVD Features:

  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Letterboxed - Anamorphic - 1.85
  • Single Side - Dual Layer

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - French

Additional Release Material:

  • Production Interviews - 1. Stephen Frears - Director
  • 2. John Cusack - Star/Screenwriter/Producer
  • Behind the Scenes Footage
  • Deleted Scenes
  • Trailer - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer

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