Rating: PG13
Genre:
Comedy Drama
Theatrical Release: 09/18/1992(USA)
Release Date: 02/23/1999
SubTitles: English/French
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: 5.1/2
Run Time: 95 Minutes
Flags: Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Profanity
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
Set amidst the burgeoning Seattle alternative music scene of the early '90s,
Singles follows a group of twentysomethings as they try to find love and try to come to terms with their passage into adulthood. Arranged as an episodic comedy, the film follows a group of friends who live in the same apartment building and hang out at the same coffee shop. The central couple is Steve Dunne (
Campbell Scott) and Linda Powell (
Kyra Sedgwick), a pair who meet at an
Alice In Chains concert and eventually fall in love.
Singles follows the tumultuous relationship between Steve and Linda and their friendship with Janet Livermore (
Bridget Fonda), who is trying to win the affection of grunge-rocker Cliff Poncier (
Matt Dillon). The film also has a number of cameos, including actors
Eric Stoltz,
Tom Skerritt,
Peter Horton, director
Tim Burton and the film's author/director,
Cameron Crowe. From the musical side of the fence,
Singles features appearances by Sub Pop executive Bruce Pavitt, musicians
Chris Cornell (
Soundgarden),
Pat DiNizio (
Smithereens), Tad (
Tad), and
Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder,
Jeff Ament, and
Stone Gossard, who play Dillon's backing band, Citizen Dick.
~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Movie Guide