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High Strung
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High Strung

Jan 8, 1992
1h 33m
★ 5.8

The story of a guy with a few too many hang-ups.

Overview

Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Rocket Pictures
Film Brigade

Cast

Steve Oedekerk

Thane Furrows

Steve Oedekerk

Thomas F. Wilson

Al

Thomas F. Wilson

Denise Crosby

Melanie

Denise Crosby

Fred Willard

Insurance Salesman

Fred Willard

Jani Lane

Vol

Jani Lane

Kirsten Dunst

Young Girl

Kirsten Dunst

Ed Williams

Boss

Ed Williams

Toni Sawyer

Mother

Toni Sawyer

Paul Ryan

Game Show Host

Paul Ryan

Ivy Austin

Contestant

Ivy Austin

Mark Roberts

Limo Driver

Mark Roberts

Jim Carrey

Death (uncredited)

Jim Carrey

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