HIGH FIDELITY (2000)

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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.



Cast John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Tim Robbins, Joan Cusack (more)

Director(s) Stephen Frears

Writer(s) D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg

Status On DVD

Genre(s) Comedy

Release Year 2000

DVD Release Date Sept. 19, 2000

Running Time 107 minutes

MPAA Rating R - For language and some sexuality.

Web Site Official Soundtrack Site for High Fidelity

Keywords Comedy, Drama, Romance, Self-Discovery, Theatrical Release, Drama (General), Comedy (General), Romantic Comedy, Music, Relationships, Love, Based On A Novel


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