Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 03/31/2000(USA)
Release Date: 09/19/2000
SubTitles: English/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 114 Minutes
Flags: Adult Humor, Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Walt Disney Video
A man discovers that there's more to love than a good mixed tape in this dramatic
comedy about music and relationships.
Rob (
John Cusack), an obsessive record collector in his mid-thirties, is struggling to reconcile his adolescent enthusiasm for pop music with adult responsibilities and a more mature outlook. He runs a record shop with his friends
Barry (
Jack Black) and
Dick (
Todd Louiso), who are known to drive away customers whose taste in music doesn't match their exacting standards -- which may have something to do with why the shop is losing money. But
Rob's biggest problem is his failing relationship with
Laura (
Iben Hjejle), a lawyer who needs more out of the relationship than
Rob is capable of giving. To
Rob's horror,
Laura starts dating
Ian (
Tim Robbins), his upstairs neighbor, known throughout the building for his long and noisy sex sessions.
Rob, on the other hand, finds himself catching the attention of singer/songwriter
Marie DeSalle (
Lisa Bonet), as he tries to deal with his breakup by tracking down his previous ex-girlfriends and taking a fresh look at what he's been doing wrong. Based on the acclaimed novel by
Nick Hornby,
High Fidelity also features
Catherine Zeta-Jones,
Lili Taylor, and
Joelle Carter as three of
Rob's ex-lovers, and
Sara Gilbert as
Dick's new girlfriend, who gets a crash course in U.K.
punk bands that influenced
Green Day.
~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
;)
