Swingers

:For the sexual lifestyle, see swinging.

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Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles, California. Written by Jon Favreau and directed by Doug Liman, the movie starred Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Ron Livingston and Heather Graham.

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The characters clearly idolize the swinging lifestyle of Frank Sinatra and the Rat Pack.

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Filmed on location at several Los Angeles nightclubs, paticularly in the Los Feliz neighborhood, (including the Dresden Lounge and the Derby), the film increased interest in 1960s culture, Hollywood nightlife, and swing music.

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At the end of the movie, Favreau and Graham swing dance to Big Bad Voodoo Daddy at the Derby. In more than one shot of this scene, the band is not playing the same part of the song the soundtrack is (most noticably a part where the bassist is playing on film but it not in the soundtrack), which is clearly a result of a mix-n-match approach to filming and editing the dance scens.

1996: 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty....

Actor: An actor is a person who acts, or plays a role, in an artistic production. The term commonly refers to someone working in movies, television, live theatre, or radio, and can occasionally denote a street entertainer. Besides playing dramatic roles, actors may also sing or dance or work only on radio ...

Los Angeles, California: Los Angeles, California...

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