Description
High Fidelity (2000)
Starring:
John Cusack
Iben Hjejle
Todd Louiso
Jack Black
Lisa Bonet
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Joan Cusack
Tim Robbins
This week on Total Movie Recall, Steve and Ryan compare the soul sapping abyss of their previous relationships with that of Rob from High Fidelity. Steve talks about hunting down ex-girlfriends to demand answers and Ryan weighs the significance of romance in your teens vs. in your twenties. They both lament the demise of the mix tape and agree that Chicago is an awesome city.
Rob Gordon (John Cusack) is the owner of a failing record store in Chicago, where he sells music the old-fashioned way -- on vinyl. Although they have an encyclopedic knowledge of pop music and are consumed by the music scene, it's of no help to Rob, whose needle skips the love groove when his long-time girlfriend, Laura (Iben Hjejle), walks out on him. As he examines his failed attempts at romance and happiness, the process finds him being dragged, kicking and screaming, into adulthood.
Things discussed in the show:
Vice Documentaries vs. National Geographic
Fleetwood Mac, Otis Redding, The Carpenters, Blink 182, Joni Mitchell
Stiff Little Fingers, The Beta Band
Lounge Ax, Double Door, Chicago Reader, Biograph Theater, Three Penny Theater
Mazzy Star, Pearl Jam, The Cure, Nick Drake, Ben Folds, Wilco, My Bloody Valentine, Shalloboi, Belle and Sebastian, Modest Mouse, Leonard Cohen
L.A. Confidential, Beverly Hills Cop
The Professional - Luc Besson, Natalie Portman
Lars Von Trier - The Element of Crime, Europa
The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Next week: Oldboy