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Four guys hang out, kid one another, get into scuffles and flash their gonadal searchlight for available women. Yikes, haven't there been enough variations on the multiple-buddy movie? Actually, no. The funniest thing about the comedy Swingers, written by its lead actor, Jon Favreau, and directed by Doug Liman, is how smartly it spiffs up a tired formula. Just add wit, craft and--it's a dirty word, but we've got to say it--heart...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: MEN BEHAVING COOLLY | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

These three are cheerleaders to depressive Mike (Favreau), an actor-comedian who is having trouble getting over a fizzled affair. Six months later, he's still miserable and can't stop talking about it. Each buddy has to be Mike's personal shrink; every potential date becomes his antsy big sister. He can't follow the rules of romantic pursuit. You're not supposed to call someone you've just met until two days have passed; it's uncool. Yet after getting a promising phone number, he rushes home to leave a voice message, half a dozen times, becoming more...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: MEN BEHAVING COOLLY | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...film isn't desperate; it bends to the mood of each scene. Liman knows where the human comedy in Favreau's engaging script is: at the edges of the film frame, in the taut corners of a sensitive loser's mouth, in an unheard "I love you" (the film's subtle climactic shocker) on the other end of a phone line. He also gets super work from the whole cast--especially Vaughn, whose blithe charisma could make him the star Trent only dreams of becoming...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CINEMA: MEN BEHAVING COOLLY | 10/21/1996 | See Source »

...have names," added police Sgt. Edward Favreau. "But whether we have correct names, we don't know...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: KKK Will Demonstrate In Downtown Boston | 10/16/1982 | See Source »

...Favreau said that if police identify people named in Wilkinson's court papers, a hearing would be held to determine whether a complaint should be issued. No hearing has been scheduled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: KKK Will Demonstrate In Downtown Boston | 10/16/1982 | See Source »

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