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Stephen Dorff, Reese Witherspoon, Jake Busey, Joey Lauren Adams, Pam Gidley ... see more see more... , David Barry Gray , Jack Noseworthy , Richard Portnow , Ed Wiley , Lela Ivey , Steve Antin , Kathryn Atwood , Caroline Barclay , Amber Benson , John Chaidez , Gary Coleman , Frank Collison , Lisa Dinkins , Virgil Frye , Gary Grossman , Annie McEnroe , Philip Moon , Soon-Teck Oh , John Roarke , Francesca Roberts , Sylvia Short , Ben Slack , Adam Small , Blair Tefkin , Natasha Gregson Wagner , Michelle Seipp , Tobey Maguire , China Kantner

Embracing the supposed nihilism and cynicism of the "slacker" generation, S.F.W. (1995) caused nary a blip on the media-saturated cultural radar screen that it criticized. Stephen Dorff stars as Cliff... read more read more... Spab, an aimless, hard-drinking youth. Spab becomes a national hero when he is one of several people held hostage by gun-toting terrorists in a convenience store. He doesn't care much about his own life or anything else, and his attitude of "So f---ing what?" translates into debates with his terrorist captors and gloomy pronouncements that charm viewers. After a month-long siege, a crisis erupts when the store runs out of beer and junk food, so Cliff finds himself a free man whose celebrity image is emblazoned on t-shirts and whose presence is requested at a rock concert where he is required to do nothing other than appear. In the meantime, Spab's girlfriend Wendy (Reese Witherspoon) becomes a ubiquitous talk show guest. Ostensibly a satire of the celebrity-obsessed culture of the 1990s, the film was withheld from distribution for a year because of thematic similarities to Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers (1994). ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 32 min.

Directed by: Jefery Levy

Release Date: January 20, 1994

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DVD Release Date: June 17, 2003

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  • December 23, 2008
    Stephen Dorff is so so cool in this. I have it on v.h.s but if you get chance to see it i suggest it. Great soundtrack too with an original storyline something that is very rare these days
  • November 8, 2010
    This movie was a complete mess! Badly filmed, corny storyline, and like watching a train wreck. The only plus was Stephen Dorff was hot as hell back in 1994 so it made the movie barely watchable. Avoid!
  • September 4, 2007
    9-4-07 --I watched this movie and I thought SFW I watched this movie, I may have wasted my time but SFW!! It's lacking on the development part. It's like the director was like "hey lets make a movie about people that get too involved with everyone they see on tv and they make e... read morem out to be idols. Yeah! lets make a movie about that" But that's it... That's the whole movie. I feel like I wasted my time. Best part is seeing Tobey Maguire playing the part of a stoned kid. Hilarious!
  • August 25, 2007
    Worth watching just to see what happens when you have two up and coming young actors who go different paths. Witherspoon became a superstar. Dorff became a dud.
  • July 13, 2007
    Witherspoon showcased in an interesting role. Stephen Dorff gives a good performance. The movie it?s self is worth seeing but not the greatest. Exciting and inspiring to someone like me. This movie had a definite impact on my youth. Not really a positive one though. I still think... read more seeing this flick as a teen helped shape who I am today, for better or worse. When it really hits the fan just say S.F.W.!
  • April 14, 2007
    A pathetic excuse for a movie. Actually, a film that was made simply to say the f word as many times as possible can't be considered a film.
  • February 19, 2007
    Maybe not the best-made film ever, but this film resonates with me. So fuckin' what? Nothing matters...
  • July 18, 2006
    It's a pity barely anyone's even heard of this movie. There's quite alot of language, but take that out, and it's a good true-to life story. ..Aside from all the fiction, of course.

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Scott Weinberg
April 3, 2005
Scott Weinberg, eFilmCritic.com

Self-important, simplistic, and rather irritating.

Pablo Villaca
December 22, 2003
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena

Um filme irritante protagonizado por um personagem insuportável.

Oz
March 25, 2003
Oz, Hollywood Bitchslap

S.F.W. has a very apt title. After watching ten minutes of this garbage, you'll be exclaiming "S.F.W." yourself.

Michael Szymanski
November 7, 2002
Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com

The days when Stephen was cute, it's pretty hip!

Owen Gleiberman
September 7, 2011
Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly

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March 26, 2009
Variety

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Janet Maslin
May 20, 2003
Janet Maslin, New York Times

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Peter Rainer
February 13, 2001
Peter Rainer, Los Angeles Times

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Roger Ebert
January 1, 2000
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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January 20, 1994
Entertainment Weekly

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