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List Price: $9.98 | | Label: Warner Home Video
Salesrank: 7354
Released: February 23, 1999 |
| Our Price: $2.21 |
| Used Price: $1.25 |
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MPAA Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
Bridget Fonda, Matt Dillon, Kyra Sedgwick and Campbell Scott in an "exuberant romantic comedy" (Rolling Stone) about Seattle twenty-somethings searching for-and running from-love. Bonus: Two outake scenes. Year: 1992
Description of Singles:
A romantic comedy set against the background of the Seattle grunge scene of the late '80s and early '90s, Singles contains music and/or cameo appearances by the music groups who defined the movement, including Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Mudhoney, Screaming Trees, Mother Love Bone, and others. (For a definitive documentary treatment of the same pop-music phenomenon, see Hype!) The plot is really a series of interconnected stories about various Seattle singles--some of who are part of a couple, at least temporarily. Matt Dillon plays a longhaired rocker whose girlfriend (Bridget Fonda) is considering breast enlargement surgery. As Steve and Linda, Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick are going through the awkward stages of a relationship--that point when quirky little traits that may have seemed attractive initially can evolve into major annoyances. It's a funny, sweet, enjoyable picture that captures some of the flavor of the Northwest, where writer-director Cameron Crowe relocated after marrying Seattle native Nancy Wilson of Heart. (The Wilson sisters also appear on the soundtrack as members of The Lovemongers.) Ten years before the release of Singles in 1992, Crowe was the "boy wonder" reporter for Rolling Stone magazine who went back to high school in order to research and write what became Fast Times at Ridgemont High. His other work includes Jerry Maguire (1996) and Say Anything (1989). --Jim Emerson
Singles Reviews:
Singles Movie 
2009-10-20 - Some might say this movie is a little slow, but I love it. If you are at all interested in bands like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains - you should see this since many of the band members either perform or have cameos. Good balance of funny and dramatic moments. I enjoy the soundtrack for this movie as well.
Singles 
2009-10-09 - It is one of the best movies I've seen in a long time. Although it was made a long time ago, it is still relevant. Campbell Scott and Kyra Sedgwick were excellent in their roles. Their feelings for each other were very touching. Bridget Fonda and Matt Dillon were also good. I'd definitely give it 5 stars. You won't be disappointed.
A Chick Flick For The Guys
2009-04-26 - I remember it like it was yesterday. I was 24 years old when this movie came out and living in Miami Florida. I had long hair (real long) and was dating an absolute hottie. So the weekend this movie came out I got dragged to this movie by my girlfriend. Actually it was a group of us, three couples and all the guys pretty much got dragged by their girlfriends. 24 year old, long haired guys into heavy metal music are not the type to enjoy a chick flick, so none of us were thrilled to be there. To make the movie a bit more enjoyable we were in a slightly "altered state." But this little movie won us over! And none of us were single at the time either. I also really related to the character of Matt Dillon because that is exactly how I was living my life at the time.
I can't add anything more than what others have said, as the movie works so well because it's not sappy, it's not forced, it's not cliche, and it's not corny. There was just something so honest and natural about the film. And even though at the time I was seriously pissed off about the advent of grunge music killing off the precious heavy metal I loved so much, I ended up enjoying the music too. This was real grunge, before the music companies turned grunge into top 40 commercialized crap, and before the clothing designers/manufactures turned thrift shop clothing into extremely expensive high-end designer wear. It really sparked my interest in Seattle and I remember wanting to move their for a few years after seeing this movie (never did).
So as my title says, this is a chick flick even the guys will like because it escapes all of the classic trappings of the typical chick flick. The acting and writing are top notch, as is the music and the city of Seattle itself. I have since seen the film in a non-altered state and it has lost none of its charm, originality, and innocence. This movie captures a period in time that was fun, innocent, carefree, fresh, and exciting, before the dot com bubble, before 9/11, before record high gas prices, and before the implosion of our entire economy. Not only do the 20 somethings of today not have a movie like Singles to call their own, they don't have much a future to look forward to either.
Waste of time 
2009-01-14 - Really an average film. Maybe less than average. Doesn't worth to spend time and money.
A Highlight!!!
2008-10-06 - Wanna dive into Seattle in the early 90s? Wanna hear some outstanding songs written by incredible bands? Wanna see some good acting? Buy it!!!
