Singles [Blu-ray]

Director: Cameron Crowe Cameron Crowe

Overview

Set amidst the burgeoning Seattle alternative music scene of the early '90s, Singles follows a group of twentysomethings as they try to find love and try to come to terms with their passage into adulthood. Arranged as an episodic comedy, the film follows a group of friends who live in the same apartment building and hang out at the same coffee shop. The central couple is Steve Dunne (Campbell Scott) and Linda Powell (Kyra Sedgwick), a pair who meet at an Alice In Chains concert and eventually fall in love. Singles follows the tumultuous relationship between Steve and Linda and their friendship with Janet Livermore (Bridget Fonda), who is trying to win the affection of grunge-rocker Cliff Poncier (Matt Dillon). The film also has a number of cameos, including actors Eric Stoltz, Tom Skerritt, Peter Horton, director Tim Burton and the film's author/director, Cameron Crowe. From the musical side of the fence, Singles features appearances by Sub Pop executive Bruce Pavitt, musicians Chris Cornell (Soundgarden), Pat DiNizio (Smithereens), Tad (Tad), and Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, and Stone Gossard, who play Dillon's backing band, Citizen Dick.

Product Details

Release Date:	04/07/2015
UPC:	0883929288779
Original Release:	1992
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Warner Home Video
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono, Dolby Digital Stereo]
Language:	English
Time:	1:39:00
Sales rank:	4,986

Special Features

Twenty-five deleted/extended scenes, including the 16-minute extra "The Ballad of Janet and Dr. Jeff," compiling the full deleted relationship between Bridget Fonda and Bill Pullman; Two complete-take extras with Bill Pullman and Tad; Never-before-seen gag reel; Three complete live performances from Soundgarden and Alice in Chains; Theatrical trailer

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Bridget Fonda	Janet Livermore
Campbell Scott	Steve Dunne
Kyra Sedgwick	Linda Powell
Sheila Kelley	Debbie Hunt
Matt Dillon	Cliff Poncier
Bill Pullman	Dr. Jamison
James Le Gros	Andy
Devon Raymond	Ruth
Camilo Gallardo	Luiz
Ally Walker	Pam
Eric Stoltz	Mime
Jeremy Piven	Doug Hughley
Tom Skerritt	Mayor Weber
Peter Horton	Jamie
Bill Smillie	Boston Doctor
Chuck McQuary	Garage Opener Clerk
Christopher Kennedy Masterson	Steve (age 10)
Matt Magnano	1st Kid
Jaffar Smith	2nd Kid
Dana Eskelson	Club Girl
Mykol Hazsen	Club Bouncer
Art Cahn	Magazine Stand Clerk
Michael Su	Ted
Jane Jones	Denise
Johnny 'Sugarbear' Willis	Rick,Rick
Randy Thompson	Stu
Paul Giamatti	Kissing Man
Alicia Roper	Kissing Woman
Xavier McDaniel	Himself
Wayne Cody	Himself
Eddie Vedder	Eddie
Stone Gossard	Stone
Cameron Crowe	Club Interviewer,Dr. Jamison's Nurse
Jeff Ament	Jeff
Pat DiNizio	Sid
Chris Cornell	Chris
Thomas A. Doyle	Wrong Phone Number
Joan Giammarco	Receptionist
Jim Hechim	Rich
Heather Hughes	Lauren
Tim Burton	Brian
'Crazy Steve' Olsen	Rob
Bernard Bentley	Spiro
Stephen Rutledge	Charles
Daniel Johnson	Sean
Bruce Pavitt	Bruce
Michael Gardner	Mike
Sandra Grant	Waitress
Karen Denice LaVoie	Hostess
Tom Francis	Deputy Mayor
Jerry Ziesmer	Councilman Jordan Fisher
Nina Escudero	Airline Clerk
Dan Wartman	Single Kid on Plane
Amy Hill	Hospital Nurse
Michael Parker	Mover
Jim True-Frost	David Bailey
Bill Smille	Boston Doctor
Marion Dougherty	Actor
Lara Harris	Poetess (Outtakes)
Debi Mazar	Brenda (Outtakes)
Jerome Ehlers	Himself
Jim True	Actor
Paul Westerberg	Composer

Technical Credits

Cameron Crowe

Cameron Crowe	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Richard Hashimoto	Producer
Art Linson	Executive Producer
Ed Callahan	Sound Effects

Editorial Reviews

Cameron Crowe's desultory ensemble romantic comedy is less probing than his best work, but between its appealing twentysomething characters and the film's sweetly whimsical humor, it's difficult to resist. Crowe tracks the unsettled lives of a group of young people looking for love against the backdrop of the then-hot Seattle music scene, and since they all live in the same apartment complex, it's something of a Melrose Place with brains. Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgewick, as a couple who meet in a club, connect, then waffle about their relationship while remaining absorbed with their careers, get the most screen time, but their friend's (Bridget Fonda) infatuation with a hilariously obtuse aspiring rock star (Matt Dillon) yields the film's funniest scenes and truest take on the serpentine course of love. By using an episodic, jokey structure, complete with blackouts, Crowe keeps a cool distance from anything potentially painful in the material, emphasizing the open-endedness of youthful romance. The film acutely targets the self-absorption of the two men, but seems a little too amused by the vulnerability of Fonda and Sheila Kelley as they contemplate makeover strategies in the quest for love. If by the end, Crowe seems to have had less on his mind than usual, he leaves one with a palpable sense of well-being for having spent time with these characters.

All Movie Guide - Michael Costello