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S.F.W. poster
A
Excellent
MASTER SCORE 72.3 / 100
1994·Comedy / Drama·1h 36m

S.F.W.

“Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.”

An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.

Above the Line
Jefery Levy·DirectorDanny Rubin·ScreenplayJefery Levy·ScreenplayPeter Deming·Director of PhotographyGraeme Revell·Original Music ComposerLauren Zuckerman·Editor
Cast
Stephen Dorff·Cliff SpabReese Witherspoon·Wendy PfisterJake Busey·Morrow StreeterJoey Lauren Adams·Monica DicePamela Gidley·Janet StreeterDavid Barry Gray·Scott SpabJack Noseworthy·Joe DiceRichard Portnow·Gerald ParsleyTobey Maguire·AlAmber Benson·Babs Wyler
Full Crew
(25 credits)
Directing· 2
Jefery Levy·DirectorSarah Auerswald·Script Supervisor
Writing· 3
Danny Rubin·ScreenplayJefery Levy·ScreenplayAndrew Wellman·Novel
Camera· 1
Peter Deming·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Lauren Zuckerman·Editor
Sound & Music· 4
Graeme Revell·Original Music ComposerDana Sano·Music SupervisorSharon Boyle·Music SupervisorJoshua Winget·Music Editor
Art & Design· 4
Eve Cauley·Production DesignDebra McGuire·Costume DesignPhilip Messina·Art DirectionSandy Struth·Set Decoration
Production· 4
Dale Pollock·ProducerSigurjón Sighvatsson·Executive ProducerRachel Abroms·CastingOwens Hill·Casting
Other Departments· 6
Louis DiCesare·GafferAli Farboud·Rigging GafferPat Romano·StuntsSteve M. Davison·Stunt CoordinatorTim A. Davison·StuntsSteve Picerni·Stunts
By the Numbers
72.3
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
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CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind S.F.W.'s key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFD700
#8B0000
Mood
Intense, Confrontational, Surreal
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Mixed Media

“A movie poster for 'S.F.W.' features a man with long dark hair and a woman with long brown hair in the upper center, against a background of yellow and black co”

dramacomedy
Key Elements
MicrophonesDisembodied Hands
Atmosphere
Vibrant
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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