Swingers (1996 film)
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| Directed by | Doug Liman |
| Written by | Jon Favreau |
| Produced by | Victor Simpkins |
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| Cinematography | Doug Liman |
| Edited by | Stephen Mirrione |
| Music by | Justin Reinhardt |
Production companies | Independent Pictures Alfred Shay Productions |
| Distributed by | Miramax Films |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $250,000 |
| Box office | $4.6 million |
Swingers is a 1996 American buddy comedy film about the lives of single, unemployed actors living on the 'eastside' of Hollywood, California, during the 1990s swing revival. Written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman, the film starred Favreau alongside Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston, Patrick Van Horn, Alex Désert, and Heather Graham.
A critical and commercial hit, the film helped propel Favreau, Vaughn, Graham, and Livingston to stardom, while also launching Liman's directing career as he won the award for Best New Filmmaker at the 1997 MTV Movie Awards.
This film was rated #58 on Bravo's "100 Funniest Movies". The film was honored on the 2007 Spike TV Guys' Choice Awards. In 2011, Empire magazine listed the film as #49 on its "50 Greatest American Independent Films" list.