15 Sep 1994
S.F.W.
An alienated and misanthropic teenager gains sudden and unwanted celebrity status after he's taken hostage by terrorists where his indifference to their threats to kill him makes news headlines.
EDtv
Fame. Be careful. It's out there.
Video store clerk Ed agrees to have his life filmed by a camera crew for a tv network.
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Matthew McConaughey Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny
Woody Harrelson Ray Pekurny
Sally Kirkland Jeanette
Jenna Elfman Shari
Martin Landau Al
Ellen DeGeneres Cynthia Topping
Rob Reiner Mr. Whitaker
Dennis Hopper Henry 'Hank' Pekurny
Elizabeth Hurley Jill
Adam Goldberg John
Viveka Davis Marcia
Clint Howard Ken
Geoffrey Blake Keith
Gail Boggs Wife
Jenna Byrne Felicia
Greg Sestero Roach
RuPaul RuPaul
Merrin Dungey Ms. Seaver
Ian Gomez McIlvaine
Gavin Grazer Clint
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