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| name = Hacks
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| writer = Gary Rosen
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| starring = {{Plain list |
* [[Stephen Rea]]<br>
* [[Illeana Douglas]]<br>
* [[John Ritter]]<br>
* [[Dave Foley]]<br>
* [[Richard Kind]]<br>[[
* Dusty Kay]]<br>
* [[Robert Patrick]]<br>
* [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]]
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| music = [[Anthony Marinelli]]
| cinematography = [[Ralf D. Bode]]
| editing = Mark Fitzgerald
| studio = Shoreline Entertainment
| distributor =
| released = September{{film date|1997|9|19, 1997}}
| runtime = 93 minutes
| country = United States
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'''''Hacks''''' ({{aka}} '''''Sink or Swim''''' and '''''The Big Twist''''') is a 1997 American [[comedy film]] written and directed by [[Gary Rosen]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 6, 1997 |title=Ritter: A hack writer in his new film |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Newspapers.com) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/273699740/?terms=%22Hacks%22%20Gary%20Rosen&match=1 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> The film premiered at the AFI Los Angeles Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stewart |first=Bhob |url=http://www.allmovie.com/work/159859 |title=Sink or Swim > Overview |publisher=AllMovie |date= |accessdateaccess-date=2010-07-30}}</ref>
 
==Plot==
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Brian ([[Stephen Rea]]) is a television writer-producer who is working on creating a 22-episode show, but has [[writer's block]] and needs inspiration. He teams up with a group of writer friends to write about a sexual encounter he watches on a balcony.
 
He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of a hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw.▼
 
==Cast==
▲He witnesses a strange romantic encounter between two figures on the balcony of hotel near his flat and decides to write scripts with his writer friends based on what he saw.
|* [[Stephen Rea]] ||as Brian▼
|* [[Illeana Douglas]] ||as Georgia Feckler▼
|* [[John Ritter]] ||as Hank▼
|* [[Dave Foley]] ||as Neil▼
|* [[Richard Kind]] ||as Benny▼
|[[* Dusty Kay]] ||as Ira Gold▼
|* [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] ||as Danny▼
|* [[Robert Patrick]] ||as Goatee▼
|* [[Ryan O'Neal]] ||as Dr. Applefield▼
|* [[Jason Priestley]] ||as The Dude▼
|* [[Olivia d'Abo]] ||as Lynn▼
|* [[Lisa Kudrow]] ||as Reading▼
|* [[Bob Odenkirk]] ||as Cell▼
 
==Principal castReception==
Leonard Klady of [[Variety magazine|''Variety'' magazine]] called it "a flip, intermittently amusing satire" and praised the cast but wrote: "the picture has little to offer in the way of insight or reflection and therefore won't translate outside of a small, insider crowd."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Klady |first1=Leonard |author1-link=Leonard Klady |title=Hacks |url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/hacks-1117329353/ |website=Variety |date=9 November 1997}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Actor
! Role
|-
▲| [[Stephen Rea]] || Brian
|-
▲| [[Illeana Douglas]] || Georgia Feckler
|-
▲| [[John Ritter]] || Hank
|-
▲|[[Dave Foley]] || Neil
|-
▲| [[Richard Kind]] || Benny
|-
▲|[[Dusty Kay]] || Ira Gold
|-
▲| [[Tom Arnold (actor)|Tom Arnold]] || Danny
|-
▲| [[Robert Patrick]] || Goatee
|-
▲| [[Ryan O'Neal]] || Dr. Applefield
|-
▲| [[Jason Priestley]] || The Dude
|-
▲| [[Olivia d'Abo]] || Lynn
|-
▲| [[Lisa Kudrow]] || Reading
|-
▲| [[Bob Odenkirk]] || Cell
▲|}
 
==References==
{{reflistReflist}}
 
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0119244|Hacks}}
* {{amg movierotten-tomatoes|159859|Hackssink_or_swim}}
* {{allMovie title|159859|Hacks}}
 
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:1990s1997 comedy films]]
[[Category:American films]]▼
[[Category:American comedy films]]
[[Category:Films set in California]]
[[Category:American independent films]]
[[Category:FilmFilms scoresscored by Anthony Marinelli]]
[[Category:1997 independent films]]
[[Category:Films about screenwriters]]
[[Category:Films about Hollywood, Los Angeles]]
[[Category:1990s English-language films]]
▲[[Category:1990s American films]]
[[Category:English-language comedy films]]
[[Category:English-language independent films]]
 
 
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