High Strung

"The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups."

1992 1h 34m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 48

Comedy

Synopsis

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Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny.

“The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups.”

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Cast

Steve Oedekerk
Thane Furrows
Thomas F. Wilson
Al
Denise Crosby
Melanie
Fred Willard
Insurance Salesman
Jani Lane
Vol
Kirsten Dunst
Young Girl
Ed Williams
Boss
Toni Sawyer
Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Roger Nygard
Writers: Robert Kuhn, Steve Oedekerk
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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34 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Roger Nygard, shot by Alan Oltman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Vladimir Horunzhy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Tom Siiter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Steve Oedekerk and Thomas F. Wilson and Denise Crosby carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Roger Nygard directs. Alan Oltman behind the camera. Vladimir Horunzhy scores. Tom Siiter cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 0% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
334 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Directed by Roger Nygard, shot by Alan Oltman. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Vladimir Horunzhy. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Tom Siiter shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Steve Oedekerk and Thomas F. Wilson and Denise Crosby carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups.".
9IMDB entry: tt0102032 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 48 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.