S.F.W. (1994)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Jefery Levy

Writers (WGA):

Andrew Wellman (novel)
Danny Rubin (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

20 January 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.

Plot:

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

Plot Keywords:

Teenager | Siege | Wine | Brother Sister Relationship | Profanity In Title

US TV Schedule:

Wed. Nov. 18	2:10 AM	SHOW
Sun. Nov. 22	3:05 AM	SHOW

Cast

Stephen Dorff	...	Cliff Spab
Reese Witherspoon	...	Wendy Pfister
Jake Busey	...	Morrow Streeter
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Monica Dice
Pamela Gidley	...	Janet Streeter
David Barry Gray	...	Scott Spab
Jack Noseworthy	...	Joe Dice
Richard Portnow	...	Gerald Parsley
Edward Wiley	...	Mr. Spab
Lela Ivey	...	Mrs. Spab
Natasha Gregson Wagner	...	Kristen
Annie McEnroe	...	Dolly
Virgil Frye	...	Earl
Francesca P. Roberts	...	Kim Martin
Soon-Tek Oh	...	Milt Morris (as Soon Teck Oh)

Also Known As:

So Fucking What? (USA) (long title)
Ódio Puro (Portugal) [pt]
36 Tage Terror (Germany) (TV title) [de]
Mi a f... van (Hungary) [hu]
S.F.W. - Filhos da Violência (Brazil) [pt]
Sfw (Finland) [fi]

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong language, scenes of brutal violence, constant drug and alcohol use and some sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | Finland:K-14 | Germany:16 | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

A&M Films

Trivia:

Stephen Dorff and Reese Witherspoon sing the theme song to Growing Pains while being held captive, which was written by Dorff's father Steve.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the last flashback, Spab is seen pulling out an Uzi that he had never acquired.

Quotes:

Barbara 'Babs' Wyler: [shouts] Everything matters!
[fires bullets at Spab and Wendy]

Soundtrack:

In Anger

Cool!

I'm not trying to say that this movie is the greatest movie ever made, but I feel that it is too bad that more people do not know about S.F.W. It's a bit hard to believe the plot, but since when have movie plots played within the guidelines of normal society. Stephen Dorff gives an amazing performance as Cliff Spab. This was the first movie I ever saw him in, and seeing S.F.W. really made me think he is destined for big things. I liked how the story shifted from past to present constantly. This way, you had to wait until the end of the movie to find out what happened at the beginning. Makes it all the more intriguing. I love this movie, and most people would too if they gave it half a chance.