Thane Furrows, an extremely cynical but unintentionally hilarious children's book writer, wakes up one morning, and, since pretty much everyone and everything annoys him, begins another day of complaining to himself. However, the day proves to be much different than normal when Thane begins to recieve strange phone calls, letters, and voices in his head, all indicating that something will happen at 8 o'clock. As the day goes on, Thane rants and raves about the things that annoy him, as the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to his destiny.
High Strung is a Comedy film released in 1992.
2 subtitle releases available in English.
Movie Dialogue Sample
But the beautiful thing is,
as you can see,
510
00:29:19,985 --> 00:29:21,584
when you open it up...
511
00:29:24,790 --> 00:29:28,772
As this can be a very trying
and traumatic time for children,
512
00:29:28,872 --> 00:29:31,892
this book helps point out
that Grandma isn't gone forever,
513
00:29:31,992 --> 00:29:35,283
she's just sort of
relocated without her body.
514
00:29:35,383 --> 00:29:37,979
It also points out
the very real possibility
515
00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:42,037
that they're just one little car wreck away
from going there themselves.
516
00:29:43,330 --> 00:29:47,244
But... there's no hope.
They'll probably reject this one, too.
517
00:29:47,344 --> 00:29:51,661
And you know why? Because they're
trying to keep children mindless.
518
00:29:51,761 --> 00:29:56,911
They're trying to block them from having
the ability to think for themselves.
519
00:29:57,787 --> 00:30:03,084
To think that the futures of hundreds
of thousands of innocent children
520
00:30:03,184 --> 00:30:07,975
are being programmed to do and think
whatever Big Brother tells them,
521
00:30:08,075 --> 00:30:09,951
just makes me sick!
522
00:30:10,051 --> 00:30:14,082
I have no intention
of participating any longer
523
00:30:14,182 --> 00:30:16,913
in the vegetation
of the young mind!
524
00:30:17,013 --> 00:30:20,995
I won't do it!
I'd rather be dead!
525
00:30:23,548 --> 00:30:25,277
Oh, great.
526
00:32:09,024 --> 00:32:10,774
You're mine.
527
00:32:21,879 --> 00:32:24,650
The door was open,
so I let myself in.
528
00:32:27,231 --> 00:32:28,869
Were you
trying to get this?
529
00:32:28,969 --> 00:32:29,922
No.
530
00:32:30,499 --> 00:32:32,321
I wa--I was just messin' around.
531
00:32:32,421 --> 00:32:36,503
"Messin' around?"
"Messin' around," he says?
532
00:32:36,603 --> 00:32:40,263
He's got three deadlines hanging
over his head, and he's messin' around?
533
00:32:42,338 --> 00:32:44,837
You had better
pull yourself together, mister!
534
00:32:44,937 --> 00:32:46,907
You are threading
on thin ice!
535
00:32:47,007 --> 00:32:48,778
I have not been impressed
with your work of late,
536
00:32:48,878 --> 00:32:50,683
and if I don't see some sort
of improvement soon,
537
00:32:50,783 --> 00:32:53,296
there's going to be
all kinds of trouble!
538
00:32:54,371 --> 00:32:57,205
These kinds of jobs don't
grow on trees, you know, Thane.
539
00:32:57,305 --> 00:33:01,863
There are a lot of talented people out there
that would kill to be in your shoes.
540
00:33:01,963 --> 00:33:06,183
You've had it pretty easy in the past,
and I tell you it has hurt you.
541
00:33:10,021 --> 00:33:12,287
The problem with you is,
you are not a dedicated worker.
542
00:33:12,387 --> 00:33:13,645
I need an ashtray.
543
00:33:14,307 --> 00:33:16,394
Oh...
I don--I don't have one.
544
00:33:17,005 --> 00:33:18,466
Fine, I'll use this.
545
00:33:20,828 --> 00:33:23,381
It is very important that you
become a dedicated worker, Thane.
546
00:33:23,481 --> 00:33:25,752
Your future at Shangri-La Books
depends on it.
547
00:33:25,852 --> 00:33:28,938
You've gotta think about this, Thane.
Your future is at stake!
548
00:33:29,038 --> 00:33:32,623
I'll tell you, Marvin is
not going to like this.
549
00:33:32,723 --> 00:33:34,721
No, Marvin wouldn't care
about any of this.
550
00:33:34,821 --> 00:33:38,107
And Marvin wouldn't have
broken into my house!
551
00:33:39,567 --> 00:33:41,870
Unless--unless the door were open.
552
00:33:42,467 --> 00:33:44,562
Then he... he might
have let himself in.
553
00:33:44,662 --> 00:33:47,166
I mean...
Who wouldn't, right?
554
00:33:48,297 --> 00:33:51,037
I cant' stand it!
I... I can't stand it!
555
00:33:51,137 --> 00:33:53,812
I'm a weasel!
Just tell her off!
556
00:33:53,912 --> 00:33:55,879
Wy can't I just
tell her off?
557
00:33:55,979 --> 00:33:58,901
I'll lose my job.
I don't wanna lose my job.
558
00:33:59,001 --> 00:34:00,412
This is a nightmare!
559
00:34:00,513 --> 00:34:03,450
See, now, I'm just gonna sit there,
and never bring up the fact
560
00:34:03,549 --> 00:34:06,916
that she's a horrible person,
no matter what she says.
561
00:34:07,016 --> 00:34:10,423
I don't believe this!
I wish I were dead!
562
00:34:10,523 --> 00:34:16,425
So, let me tell you, I am so tired
of all the inept people at the office.
563
00:34:16,525 --> 00:34:19,161
A'll I'm surrounded by
is ineptness.
564
00:34:19,261 --> 00:34:22,642
Now don't get me wrong, Thane,
you are not totally inept.
565
00:34:23,041 --> 00:34:25,233
Of course you need a lot of work,
but who doesn't?
566
00:34:25,333 --> 00:34:28,707
It's all upbringing.
I'm one of the lucky ones.
567
00:34:28,807 --> 00:34:30,408
Take minorities, for instance.
568
00:34:30,508 --> 00:34:33,919
They're not inferior because
they are genetically different.
569
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