Singles (film)
1992 - USA - 100 min. - Feature, Color
Director Cameron Crowe
Genre/Type Comedy Drama, Urban Drama, Drama, Comedy
Flags Not For Children, Strong Sexual Content, Profanity
MPAA Rating PG13
Keywords accident, girlfriend, pregnancy, relationship, romance, single,
songwriter, Generation-X
Plot Lines Coming-of-age, Friendship, Love (complications of), Love (searching for),
Singles-scene, Slice-of-life
Set In Seattle music scene
Produced by Warner Bros.
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). Though the film's plot is rather light, it's an engaging romantic comedy that captures the atmosphere of the early '90s--complete with its cappucino bars and environmental activism. The film also has a number of funny 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. -- Stephen Thomas Erlewine
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