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High Strung
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High Strung

1992-01-08 · 94 min · ★ 6.0

Comedy

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.

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Directors
Roger Nygard
Production companies
Film Brigade
Countries
United States of America
Status
Released
Budget
USD 300,000
Revenue
USD 904

Top Cast

Steve OedekerkSteve OedekerkThane Furrows
Thomas F. WilsonThomas F. WilsonAl
Denise CrosbyDenise CrosbyMelanie
Fred WillardFred WillardInsurance Salesman
Jani LaneVol
Kirsten DunstKirsten DunstYoung Girl
Ed WilliamsEd WilliamsBoss
Toni SawyerMother
Paul RyanPaul RyanGame Show Host
Ivy AustinIvy AustinContestant
Mark RobertsMark RobertsLimo Driver
Jim CarreyJim CarreyDeath (uncredited)

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