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List Price: $14.99 | | Label: Miramax
Salesrank: 32925
Released: September 2, 2003 |
| Our Price: $29.99 |
| Used Price: $0.99 |
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MPAA Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
For anyone who wants to catch a glimpse of the Los Angeles "lounge" scene that was in vogue during the early and mid-1990s, here's the movie that virtually defined that brief but colorful nightlife milieu. As an added bonus, it just happens to be a very funny, observant story about love, loss, and male bonding among a group of friends who struggle to find decent jobs by day, and lurk through Hollywood's hottest nightclubs by night. A sort of latter-day Rat Pack, they include Mike (writer-actor Jon Favreau) and his closest buddy, Trent (Vince Vaughn), who are waiting for the big show-biz break that seems to be eluding them. Mike's twisted up about the girlfriend he left back East to pursue his going-nowhere standup comedy career, and Trent uses the word "money" as an adjective ("Man, we look totally money tonight") with such frequency that you may find yourself slipping into lounge-lizard mode after watching the movie. One of the most noteworthy indie-film success stories of the '90s, this time-capsule comedy seized its moment in the spotlight, launched several promising careers, and continues to maintain its lasting appeal. --Jeff Shannon
Swingers Reviews:
Swingers Used DVD 
2009-12-06 - Works well. Definitely used, but that's what I paid for and expected. Received it quickly.
The answering machine scene...UGH!
2009-09-02 - Perhaps one of the best scenes in a movie - the answering machine scene absolutely made me cringe. I think that scene should be required for all boys prior to graduating from high school to ensure a smooth transition into young adult life. Oh, the silly things we do when we're young AND stupid. But we all mean well, don't we? Pathetic and yet great scene! And I think I just sort of copied that scenario which led me to come here and write this. We never learn!
Great Guy Movie 
2009-08-20 - Swingers offers non-stop laughing and a wonderful insight into the world of picking up women. My only complaint was that the movie was too short; why do all the great ones have to be so short!
Waste of time 
2009-05-26 - I love Vince Vaugh and thought I could sit through anything that included him. I was wrong, this is a COMPLETE waste of time.
Classic movie
2009-05-24 - It's hard to imagine Swingers has been out for so long, but it perfectly captures a time segment of American life when that style of dress, music, and life was popular.
The movie is full of laughs and any love sick guy who gets dumped by a girl he thought was the one can relate.
