Swingers
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- For the sexual lifestyle, see swinging.
Template:Infobox Film Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles, California. Written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman, the movie starred Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston and Heather Graham.
The characters clearly idolize the swinging lifestyle of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.
Trivia
Filmed on location at several Los Angeles nightclubs, paticularly in the Los Feliz neighborhood, (including the Dresden Lounge and the Brown Derby), the film increased interest in 1960s culture, Hollywood nightlife, and swing music.
At the end of the movie, Favreau and Graham swing dance to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Derby. In more than one shot of this scene, the band is not playing the same part of the song the soundtrack is (most noticably a part where the bassist is playing on film but not in the soundtrack), which is clearly a result of a mix-n-match approach to filming and editing the dance scenes.
This film was a breakthrough for Vince Vaughn who gained public exposure and critical acclaim for his portrayal of Trent in the film. His performance also caught the eye of Steven Spielberg who later offered him a role in The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Many of the words and phrases used in the movie became part of common vernacular, long after the swing revival subsided. Terms such as 'babies,' 'you're so money,' and others are still often heard between friends in casual conversation to refer to attractive women and having your act together, respectively.
Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau would collaborate again in 2001 for the film Made.
Production Budget for Swingers: $250,000
Prints and Advertising Budget: $700,000
Total U.S. Gross: $4,505,922
World Wide Gross: $6,542,637