Singles (1992)

Six strangers in one Seattle apartment building, a soundtrack that broke the film out of release limbo, and a movie the "grunge rock" craze almost overwhelmed.Written and directed by Cameron Crowe, Singles follows a group of twentysomethings circling the question of whether to commit to someone or stay single. Kyra Sedgwick, Campbell Scott, Bridget Fonda, and Matt Dillon lead the ensemble, with Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Soundgarden's Chris Cornell, and much of Seattle's music scene woven into the cast and score. Finished in 1991 and shelved by Warner Bros., Singles remained in limbo until Nirvana's album Nevermind turned the Seattle sound into a national phenomenon. Struggling against misconceptions about its intentions, and against its own problems of structure and casting, the romantic comedy has since aged into a time capsule of the exact moment it was accused of exploiting.Find transcripts, screenshots, and source links at videocassettedays.com.