High Fidelity
A comedy about fear of commitment, hating your job, falling in love and other pop favorites.
Cusack, owner of a small record store in Chicago, is dumped by his girlfriend (Hjejle) and tries in vain to get over her. The setting in Mr. Hornby’s amusing but somewhat angst-ridden novel has been changed into an American city, but that makes little difference. Director Frears still makes this a funny and occasionally insightful (although not all that romantic) tale about music and men who remain children at heart. The actors are carefully chosen and two of them are standouts; Mr. Cusack who spends too much time making top-five lists, and Mr. Black who can’t stop lecturing customers at the record store.
2000-U.S. 115 min. Color. Produced by Tim Bevan, Rudd Simmons. Directed by Stephen Frears. Screenplay: D.V. DeVincentis, Steve Pink, John Cusack, Scott Rosenberg. Novel: Nick Hornby. Cast: John Cusack (Rob Gordon), Iben Hjejle (Laura), Todd Louiso (Dick), Jack Black, Lisa Bonet, Catherine Zeta-Jones… Joan Cusack, Lili Taylor, Tim Robbins, Bruce Springsteen.
Trivia: The filmmakers allegedly wanted Bob Dylan for a cameo, but went with Mr. Springsteen in the end.
Quote: “Liking both Marvin Gaye and Art Garfunkel is like supporting both the Israelis and the Palestinians.” (Mr. Cusack)
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