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High Fidelity is a 2000 romantic comedy-drama film. It is directed by Stephen Fears and it is based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Nick Hornby.
Synopsis[]
A record store employee, Rob Gordon, is suffering from a bad breakup and tries to piece together where he went wrong before the woman he loves leaves his life forever.
Cast[]
- John Cusack as Rob Gordon
- Drake Bell as young Rob Gordon
- Iben Hjejle as Laura
- Jack Black as Barry Judd
- Todd Louiso as Dick
- Catherine Zeta-Jones as Charlie Nicholson
- Lisa Bonet as Marie DeSalle
- Sara Gilbert as Anaugh Moss
- Chris Bauer as Paul
- Lili Taylor as Sarah Kendrew
- Joan Cusack as Liz
- Tim Robbins as Ian "Ray" Raymond
- Joelle Carter as Penny Hardwick
- Chris Rehmann as Vince
- Ben Carr as Justin
- Natasha Gregson Wagner as Caroline Fortis
- Bruce Springsteen as himself
- Ian Williams as a guy in record store
- Al Johnson as a record store geek
- Dick Cusack as Minister
- Harold Ramis as Rob's dad (deleted scene)
- Beverly D'Angelo as Tan woman (deleted scene)
Trivia[]
- The original novel was set in London and the main character's name was Rob Fleming. The film moves the setting to Chicago and changed his name to Rob Gordon. Author Nick Hornby didn't mind the changes.
- Bob Dylan was supposed to cameo, but Bruce Springsteen did it instead.
- This is the eighth film to star siblings John and Joan Cusack together. The first seven were Class, Sixteen Candles, Grandview, U.S.A., Broadcast News, Say Anything, Grosse Pointe Blank, and Cradle Will Rock. They would later appear together in Martian Child and War, Inc.
- Iben Hjejle's first American film.
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Television series[]
In 2018, a television series based on the movie was announced and was released on February 14, 2020 on Hulu. It was initially announced for Disney+ before being moved over due to its mature content. The series starred Zoë Kravitz, Jake Lacey, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and David H. Holmes with appearances by Kingsley Ben-Adir, Rainbow Sunday Francks, Ivanna Sakhno, Thomas Doherty, Debbie Harry, Parker Posey, and Jack Antonoff. The series was cancelled after one season, lasting only ten episodes.