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S.F.W.

Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.

1995★ 6.0 · 1131h 36mComedyDrama

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.

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Trailer · S.F.W. Official Trailer #1 - Richard Portnow Movie (1994) HD

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Cast

Tobey Maguire
as Al

Reese Witherspoon
as Wendy Pfister

Stephen Dorff
as Cliff Spab

Jake Busey
as Morrow Streeter

Richard Portnow
as Gerald Parsley

Joey Lauren Adams
as Monica Dice

Amber Benson
as Babs Wyler

Soon-Tek Oh
as Milt Morris

Frank Collison
as Distressed Witness

Jack Noseworthy
as Joe Dice

Pamela Gidley
as Janet Streeter

Annie McEnroe
as Dolly

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Release date: 1995-01-20

Runtime: 1h 36m

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ComedyDrama

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