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Swingers movie storyline. Mike Peters is a struggling comedian who left New York City to find success in Los Angeles, and is still upset over his girlfriend of six years, Michelle, breaking up with him six months prior. To help Mike with his depression, his womanizing friend Trent and some other aspiring actor friends try and get him back into the social scene.
The movie opens with Mike telling his friend Rob about how desperately he misses Michelle and that she has not called him. Rob explains that “somehow” girls “know” not to call their ex-boyfriends until they have completely moved on from them. To help Mike recover, Trent coaxes him into an impromptu trip to Las Vegas. Trent succeeds in picking up two waitresses, but Mike’s obsession with Michelle ruins Trent’s plans.
Back in Los Angeles, Mike, Rob and other friends go bar hopping, stopping at party, and later an after-hours spot, where Trent demonstrates his prowess in handling the opposite sex. Inspired by this, Mike meets a girl named Nikki and gets her phone number. Back at his apartment, however, he leaves a series of increasingly anxious and desperate messages on her answering machine until she calls back and disgustedly orders him not to call her again. Missing Michelle more than ever, he contemplates moving back to New York until Rob comes over and consoles him.
Swingers is a 1996 American comedy-drama film about the lives of single, unemployed actors living on the ‘eastside’ of Hollywood, California during the 1990s swing revival. Written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman, the film starred Favreau and Vince Vaughn, and also featured performances by Ron Livingston and Heather Graham.
A critical and commercial hit, the film helped propel Favreau, Vaughn and Livingston to stardom, while also launching Liman’s directing career as he won the award for Best New Filmmaker at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards.
Swingers (1996)
Directed by: Doug Liman
Starring: Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Désert, Heather Graham, Stephanie Ittleson, Deena Martin, Katherine Kendall, Brooke Langton
Screenplay by: Jon Favreau
Production Design by: Brad Halvorson
Cinematography by: Doug Liman
Film Editing by: Stephen Mirrione
Costume Design by: Genevieve Tyrrell
Music by: Justin Reinhardt
MPAA Rating: R for language throughout.
Distributed by: Miramax Films
Release Date: October 18, 1996
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