S.F.W.
Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.
1995 | 96m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jefery Levy |
|---|---|
| Writer: | Jefery Levy, Andrew Wellman, Danny Rubin |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 20, 1995 |
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| Director: | Jefery Levy |
| Writer: | Jefery Levy, Andrew Wellman, Danny Rubin |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama |
| Keywords | loss of loved one, based on novel or book, hostage, kidnapping, pregnancy, media, celebrity, survival, escape, teenage girl, hospital, reality spoof, masked man, tragic event, homecoming |
| Production Companies | Gramercy Pictures, Propaganda Films, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, A&M Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Lela Ivey | Mrs. Spab |
| Natasha Gregson Wagner | Kristen |
| Annie McEnroe | Dolly |
| Virgil Frye | Earl |
| Francesca P. Roberts | Kim Martin |
| Soon-Tek Oh | Milt Morris |
| Steve Antin | Dick Zetterland |
| Gary Coleman | Gary Coleman |
| Melissa Sullivan | Sandy Hooten |
| Blair Tefkin | Allison Ash |
| Caroline Barclay | Mindy Lawford |
| Lenny Wolpe | Phil Connors |
| Natalie Strauss | Rita Connors |
| Dana Allan Young | Johnny |
| China Kantner | Female Pantyhose Gunman |
| Kathryn Atwood | Pebbles Goren |
| Frank Collison | Distressed Witness |
| Sylvia Short | Doctor Travis |
| Sandra Phillips | Female Talent Agent |
| Gary Grossman | Male Talent Agent |
| Michele Seipp | Hotel Receptionist |
| Stephanie Cambria | Dori Smelling (as Stephanie Friedman) |
| Adam Small | Burger Boy Manager |
| Ben Slack | Mayor |
| Carol Hankins | Nervous Lady on Talkshow |
| Kristen Ernst | Teenage Girl on Talkshow |
| Mil Nicholson | Woman at Homecoming |
| Charles Font | Burger Boy Worker |
| John Chaidez | Burger Boy Worker |
| Corey Gunnestad | Burger Boy Worker |
| William Scott Brown | Reporter |
| Lisa Dinkins | Reporter |
| Amber Edam | Reporter |
| Jerome Front | Reporter |
| Susan Harney | Reporter |
| Philip Moon | Reporter |
| Joanne Takahashi | Reporter |
| Richard S. Wilson | Reporter |
| Ada Gorn | Photographer |
| Jón Bjarni Guðmundsson | Photographer |
| Bernadette Elise | Photographer |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jefery Levy | Director, Screenplay |
| Andrew Wellman | Novel |
| Sharon Boyle | Music Supervisor |
| Dana Sano | Music Supervisor |
| Lauren Zuckerman | Editor |
| Sandy Struth | Set Decoration |
| Eve Cauley | Production Design |
| Rachel Abroms | Casting |
| Owens Hill | Casting |
| Sarah Auerswald | Script Supervisor |
| Joshua Winget | Music Editor |
| Louis DiCesare | Gaffer |
| Ali Farboud | Rigging Gaffer |
| Danny Rubin | Screenplay |
| Peter Deming | Director of Photography |
| Graeme Revell | Original Music Composer |
| Debra McGuire | Costume Design |
| Steve M. Davison | Stunt Coordinator |
| Tim A. Davison | Stunts |
| Philip Messina | Art Direction |
| Pat Romano | Stunts |
| Steve Picerni | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Dale Pollock | Producer |
| Sigurjón Sighvatsson | Executive Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 7 |
| 2024 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 5 |
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| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
| 2025 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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