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S.F.W.

S.F.W.

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S.F.W.

"Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars."

1995

1h 36m

6.0(113 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

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.

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PolyGram Filmed Entertainment

Gramercy Pictures

Propaganda Films

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Stephen Dorff

Stephen Dorff

Cliff Spab

Reese Witherspoon

Reese Witherspoon

Wendy Pfister

Jake Busey

Jake Busey

Morrow Streeter

Joey Lauren Adams

Joey Lauren Adams

Monica Dice

Pamela Gidley

Pamela Gidley

Janet Streeter

David Barry Gray

David Barry Gray

Scott Spab

Jack Noseworthy

Jack Noseworthy

Joe Dice

Richard Portnow

Richard Portnow

Gerald Parsley

Tobey Maguire

Tobey Maguire

Al

Amber Benson

Amber Benson

Babs Wyler

Creative team

Directed by: Jefery Levy
Written by: Danny Rubin
Jefery Levy
Produced by: Dale Pollock

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