Swingers (1996)
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87% of critics liked it
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87% of users liked it
(56,100 ratings)
A knowing examination of the psyche of the modern American male, Doug Liman's debut comedy Swingers stars screenwriter Jon Favreau as the sensitive Mike, a struggling actor and stand-up comic looking for romance in the wake of the dissolution of a six-year relationship. Against his better… More A knowing examination of the psyche of the modern American male, Doug Liman's debut comedy Swingers stars screenwriter Jon Favreau as the sensitive Mike, a struggling actor and stand-up comic looking for romance in the wake of the dissolution of a six-year relationship. Against his better judgment, he hits the town with his pal Trent (Vince Vaughn, in a star-making performance), a retro-hip smooth-talker who calls women "babies" and feels compelled to illustrate to Mike the error of his gentlemanly ways. First in Las Vegas and later in a series of hip L.A. nightspots, the duo and their other pals, including a guy named Sue (Patrick Van Horn), prowl for women, looking for kicks and cheap thrills. The difference is that while Trent wants sex, Mike wants love and romance. Only when he learns to simply be himself does he find what he's looking for. ~ Jason Ankeny, Rovi
- Directed By
- Doug Liman
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- Oct 18, 1996 Wide
- Studio
- Miramax Films
Critic Reviews
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Richard Corliss, TIME Magazine
Four guys hang out, kid one another, get into scuffles and flash their gonadal searchlight for available women. Yikes, haven't there been enough variations on the multiple-buddy movie? Actually, no.
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Todd McCarthy, Variety
A winningly confident snapshot of the nightlives of a bunch of young showbiz wannabes in a very upto-the-minute Hollywood.
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Geoff Andrew, Time Out
Ninety minutes spent learning how not to pick up girls. This is what the movies were made for, isn't it?
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
Mr. Favreau wrote this screenplay with his real friends in mind. And the cast's camaraderie is appealingly clear.
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Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times
A guy film that gives you something to latch onto, that makes male bonding both believable and appealing.
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Cast
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Jon Favreau
as Mike
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Vince Vaughn
as Trent
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Ron Livingston
as Rob
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Patrick Van Horn
as Sue
- Alex Désert
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Heather Graham
as Lorraine
- Deena Martin
- Brooke Langton
- Blake Lindsley
