1995·Comedy·1h 36m
7.0
★
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.
Directed by Jefery Levy
based on novel or book
escape
media
loss of loved one
kidnapping
hostage
pregnancy
reality spoof
celebrity
survival
teenage girl
hospital
masked man
tragic event
homecoming
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Cast
Stephen Dorff
Cliff Spab
Reese Witherspoon
Wendy Pfister
Jake Busey
Morrow Streeter
Joey Lauren Adams
Monica Dice
Pamela Gidley
Janet Streeter
David Barry Gray
Scott Spab
Jack Noseworthy
Joe Dice
Richard Portnow
Gerald Parsley
Tobey Maguire
Al
Amber Benson
Babs Wyler
John Roarke
Phil Donahue Clone / Sam Donaldson Clone / Alan Dershowitz / Ted Koppel Clone / Larry King Clone
Edward Wiley
Mr. Spab
Crew
Danny Rubin
Screenplay
Graeme Revell
Original Music Composer
Peter Deming
Director of Photography
Sigurjón Sighvatsson
Executive Producer
Debra McGuire
Costume Design
Pat Romano
Stunts
Steve M. Davison
Stunt Coordinator
Tim A. Davison
Stunts
Philip Messina
Art Direction
Steve Picerni
Stunts
Popular Reviews
20 reviews
Sir Steppa
8.0★ · 01/18/26
“One thing I’m sure of is everything is unsure”
Jesus Christ Pose title card and we later get the music video featured in a scene
Tobey Maguire on drugs
Creep plays in a phenomenally executed scene
Chris Cornell (like suicide) acoustic
Jesus Christ Pose title card and we later get the music video featured in a scene
Tobey Maguire on drugs
Creep plays in a phenomenally executed scene
Chris Cornell (like suicide) acoustic
“One thing I’m sure of is everything is unsure”
Jesus Christ Pose title card and we later get the music video featured in a scene
Tobey Maguire on drugs
Creep plays in a phenomenally executed scene
Chris Cornell (like suicide) acoustic
Jesus Christ Pose title card and we later get the music video featured in a scene
Tobey Maguire on drugs
Creep plays in a phenomenally executed scene
Chris Cornell (like suicide) acoustic
Sara
6.0★ · 08/26/25
“So fucking what?”A movie that felt at times like a drug trip (the good kind), and one that screams mid-90s from the first frame to the last.
I originally found it thanks to Tobey’s cameo, but pressed play for the plot and the decade’s ambience that I love so much. I’d never even heard of this film before, none of my friends had seen it either; which made it feel like discovering a hidden gem.
And the soundtrack: Radiohead, Hole, Soundgarden, even Gwar. It’s as iconic as it sounds.
Reese Witherspoon was such a joy to watch; I recognized her instantly from Legally Blonde. She and Stephen Dorff had surprising chemistry, the kind that makes you root for every shared glance. Their scenes together were genuinely cute.
I don’t know why this movie is so overlooked, but I’m glad I found it. And it’s exactly what I wanted from a 90s time capsule.
However, it’s wild how relevant its take on media obsession still feels today. Maybe that’s why it hit harder than I expected.
“So fucking what?”A movie that felt at times like a drug trip (the good kind), and one that screams mid-90s from the first frame to the last.
I originally found it thanks to Tobey’s cameo, but pressed play for the plot and the decade’s ambience that I love so much. I’d never even heard of this film before, none of my friends had seen it either; which made it feel like discovering a hidden gem.
And the soundtrack: Radiohead, Hole, Soundgarden, even Gwar. It’s as iconic as it sounds.
Reese Witherspoon was such a joy to watch; I recognized her instantly from Legally Blonde. She and Stephen Dorff had surprising chemistry, the kind that makes you root for every shared glance. Their scenes together were genuinely cute.
I don’t know why this movie is so overlooked, but I’m glad I found it. And it’s exactly what I wanted from a 90s time capsule.
However, it’s wild how relevant its take on media obsession still feels today. Maybe that’s why it hit harder than I expected.
loser girlPRO
5.0★ · 01/05/25
Stephen Dorff you are so hot and fine 😩🙏 this was not that good tho <3
Stephen Dorff you are so hot and fine 😩🙏 this was not that good tho <3
James McCallum
10.0★ · 11/26/22
Okay wait… maybe I was wrong…
—— ?/100 *(.5 High) ——
“So fucking what?”*
—— ?/100 *(.5 High) ——
“So fucking what?”*
Okay wait… maybe I was wrong…
—— ?/100 *(.5 High) ——
“So fucking what?”*
—— ?/100 *(.5 High) ——
“So fucking what?”*
James McCallum
2.0★ · 11/25/22
What an odd movie…
There are these moments of dialog where I think the movie is about to get good, and then they mess it up with a cringe line or an odd acting choice. It’s a cool premise, I’m not gonna lie, but it feels so disingenuous a majority of the time. It’s a satire, or at least I think it’s supposed to be, but it simply doesn’t juggle the serious moments with the comedic moments very well.
—— 25/100 ——
“Good luck being nobody!”
There are these moments of dialog where I think the movie is about to get good, and then they mess it up with a cringe line or an odd acting choice. It’s a cool premise, I’m not gonna lie, but it feels so disingenuous a majority of the time. It’s a satire, or at least I think it’s supposed to be, but it simply doesn’t juggle the serious moments with the comedic moments very well.
—— 25/100 ——
“Good luck being nobody!”
What an odd movie…
There are these moments of dialog where I think the movie is about to get good, and then they mess it up with a cringe line or an odd acting choice. It’s a cool premise, I’m not gonna lie, but it feels so disingenuous a majority of the time. It’s a satire, or at least I think it’s supposed to be, but it simply doesn’t juggle the serious moments with the comedic moments very well.
—— 25/100 ——
“Good luck being nobody!”
There are these moments of dialog where I think the movie is about to get good, and then they mess it up with a cringe line or an odd acting choice. It’s a cool premise, I’m not gonna lie, but it feels so disingenuous a majority of the time. It’s a satire, or at least I think it’s supposed to be, but it simply doesn’t juggle the serious moments with the comedic moments very well.
—— 25/100 ——
“Good luck being nobody!”