David Barry Gray, Edward Wiley, Jack Noseworthy

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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50% liked it

4,939 ratings

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13% liked it

15 critics

R, 96 min.

Directed by: Jefery Levy

Release Date: January 20, 1994

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DVD Release Date: June 17, 2003

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  • June 10, 2009
    Not very good. I was expecting better.
  • April 23, 2009
    The title of the film is very intriguing, that's why I watched it. The plot was ugly and has no sense. The so-called "alien" didn't work for me. The cast were just okay but Reese Witherspoon was interesting. For me it's a waste of time. I didn't liked it.
  • March 22, 2009
    An interesting look at how messed up our society is. Has an odd mix of humor and drama.
  • January 24, 2009
    Stephen Dorff rocks!!
  • January 12, 2009
    Bad, good, excellent, just killed it, weird.
  • December 26, 2008
    stephen dorff
    reese witherspoon
  • October 8, 2008
    Unique movie from the 90's
  • May 21, 2008
    I think they shot a scene of this on Broadway by the S&L Ice Cream Parlor in my hometown of Butte, Montana.
  • April 6, 2008
    This isn't Reese Witherspoon's best movie, but I can now see that she can play many different roles as this role was very different for her.
    Spectacular acting but the movie was a bit complicated to understand and I think you have to see the movie quite a few to times to even c...( read more)omprehend what it's about.

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