Movie
1996
Swingers is a 1996 American buddy comedy film directed by Doug Liman and written by Jon Favreau. The film follows the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles during the 1990s swing revival. It stars Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Désert, and Heather Graham.
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Released in 1996 and directed by Doug Liman, Swingers feels like one of those movies that should have been much bigger the moment it came out, but part of its charm is how small and personal it feels. Made on a low budget with sharp writing and strong performances, it became a cult classic and helped launch several major careers. Jon Favreau wrote the script and stars as Mike Peters, a struggling actor living in Los…More
Released in 1996, Swingers is the kind of movie that feels small on the surface but leaves a big impression. It is not built around action or major plot twists. Instead, it focuses on characters, conversations, and the awkward reality of trying to move forward after heartbreak. That grounded approach is exactly what makes it work. The film was directed by Doug Liman and written by Jon Favreau, who also stars in the…More
"Write what you know" is advice that could be salvation for people temporarily or permanently deprived of creative abilities. For one man this advice turned out to be ticket to Hollywood success. In mid 1990s Jon Favreau was just one of the many young men living in Los Angeles and trying to become a name in motion picture industry. For most people such dreams remain only dreams and the years could be spent in waitin…More
Favreau's Swingers blew me away. A new kind of movie. Something I hadn't seen. Simple in appearance. Somehow raw, so damn funny. It was the tone, the world, the characters, the one liners. Favreau set out a phenomenal script, and then he, director Doug Liman, and a small dedicated group of filmmakers pulled off the production in a stunning way. It's a top five all time favorite for me. The spirit of this film, the p…More
Classic scene from a classic film. Cheers to Favreau. Swingers sits firmly in my top 10 favorite films. I just played this scene for some people who had never seen it. Fun to hear the laughs ramp. The answering machine was originally a bigger part of the film, a building joke, but this is basically all that made it in the cut. Be well.More
