S.F.W.
Fate made them hostages. The media made them stars.
ComedyDramabased on novel or bookescapemedialoss of loved onekidnappinghostagepregnancyreality spoofcelebritysurvivalteenage girlhospital
A darkly comedic satire about media spectacle and celebrity culture that emerges from a hostage crisis, blending social critique with the alienation of a misanthropic teenager.
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.
Essence
Ensemble
Stephen Dorff
Cliff Spab
Reese Witherspoon
Wendy Pfister
Jake Busey
Morrow Streeter
Joey Lauren Adams
Monica Dice
Pamela Gidley
Janet Streeter
David Barry Gray
Scott Spab
Jack Noseworthy
Joe Dice
Richard Portnow
Gerald Parsley
Tobey Maguire
Al
Amber Benson
Babs Wyler
John Roarke
Phil Donahue Clone / Sam Donaldson Clone / Alan Dershowitz / Ted Koppel Clone / Larry King Clone
Edward Wiley
Mr. Spab
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