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S.F.W.

S.F.W.

Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.

19956.01h 36m

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.

Directed by Jefery Levy
Written by Jefery Levy, Andrew Wellman, Danny Rubin
Produced by Dale Pollock
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Top Cast

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

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookescapemedialoss of loved onekidnappinghostagepregnancyreality spoofcelebritysurvivalteenage girlhospitalmasked mantragic eventhomecoming

About S.F.W.

S.F.W. is a comedy, drama film released in 1995 exploring themes of based on novel or book, escape, media, loss of loved one, kidnapping, hostage. Directed by Jefery Levy, it stars Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey. 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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