High Strung

High Strung

Infobox Film
name=High Strung


caption = The movie cover for "High Strung".
imdb_id=0102032
writer=Robert Kuhn
Steve Oedekerk
starring=Steve Oedekerk
Thomas F. Wilson
Fred Willard
Jim Carrey
director=Roger Nygard
music=Vladimir Horunzhy
Thomas Lieberman
distributor=Rocket Pictures [Originally released by Summa Video, though these copies are hard to come by and are considered collectibles now]
released=1991
runtime=93 min.
language=English
movie_series=
awards=
producer=Cirina Catania
Rubin M. Mendoza
Roger Nygard
budget= |

"High Strung" is an independent film created by O Entertainment founder Steve Oedekerk, and released on VHS by Rocket Pictures. It stars Oedekerk as Thane Furrows, an uptight man who rarely leaves his house and is irritated by everything around him. The film also stars Thomas F. Wilson, Fred Willard, Denise Crosby, and Jim Carrey, and is notable for a short cameo appearance by a young Kirsten Dunst. Despite the lack of a release on DVD, "High Strung" has developed and maintained a strong cult fan base. This is Jim Carrey's 13th film role.

creenings

On 9 June, 2006 - "High Strung" premiered on Australian Television on Channel Seven.


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