Editing High Fidelity (film)

{{short description|2000 film by Stephen Frears}}
{{Other uses|High fidelity (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = High Fidelity
| image          = High Fidelity poster.jpg
| caption        = Theatrical release poster
| director       = [[Stephen Frears]]
| producer       = [[Tim Bevan]]<br />Rudd Simmons
| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[High Fidelity (novel)|High Fidelity]]''|[[Nick Hornby]]}}
| screenplay     = D. V. DeVincentis<br />[[Steve Pink]]<br />[[John Cusack]]<br />[[Scott Rosenberg]]
| starring       = {{plainlist|
* John Cusack
* [[Jack Black]]
* [[Lisa Bonet]]
* [[Joelle Carter]]
* [[Joan Cusack]]
* [[Tim Robbins]]
* [[Sara Gilbert]]
* [[Iben Hjejle]]
* [[Todd Louiso]]
* [[Lili Taylor]]
* [[Natasha Gregson Wagner]]
* [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]]
}}
| music          = [[Howard Shore]]
| cinematography = [[Seamus McGarvey]]
| editing        = [[Mick Audsley]]
| studio         = [[Touchstone Pictures]]<ref>Listed as a [[20th Century Studios]] film on [[Disney+]] via [[Hulu]].</ref><br />[[Working Title Films]]<br />Dogstar Films<br />New Crime Productions
| distributor    = [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures|Buena Vista Pictures Distribution]]
| released       = {{Film date|2000|3|17|[[SXSW]]|2000|3|31|United States|2000|7|21|United Kingdom}}
| runtime        = 113 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom<br>United States
| language       = English
| budget         = $30 million<ref name="BOM" />
| gross          = $47.1 million<ref name="BOM" />
}}

'''''High Fidelity''''' is a 2000 [[Romance film|romantic]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama film]] directed by [[Stephen Frears]], starring [[John Cusack]], [[Jack Black]], and [[Iben Hjejle]]. The film is based on the [[High Fidelity (novel)|1995 British novel of the same name]] by [[Nick Hornby]], with the setting moved from London to Chicago and the protagonist's name changed. Hornby expressed surprise at how faithful the adaptation was, saying "at times, it appears to be a film in which John Cusack reads my book."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/03/23/high-fidelity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726080642/http://thisdistractedglobe.com/2009/03/23/high-fidelity/ |archive-date=26 July 2011 |url-status=dead |title=Strangely Romantic in a Way |work=This Distracted Globe |access-date=October 4, 2010}}</ref>

The film was a critical and commercial success upon its release. Cusack was nominated for a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]].

==Plot==
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Rob Gordon is a music enthusiast with limited understanding of women. After being abruptly dumped by Laura, a lawyer and his live-in girlfriend of two years, he is left despondent. 

By day, Rob manages Championship Vinyl, a record store where he and his employees, Dick and Barry, indulge in their encyclopedic musical knowledge. They compile "Top 5" lists for every imaginable occasion, mock their few customers' tastes, and rarely sell records; Laura's breakup cracks Rob's Top 5 list of the worst breakups he's ever had. 

While serious, his relationship with Laura was rocky, as he often had to ask for money, and at one point he slept with another woman while she was pregnant without his knowledge, prompting her to abort the baby secretly while they reconciled. After she tells her friend Liz this, and his mother calls him out on his doomed relationships, Rob decides on a journey to understand his relationship failures by reconnecting with his other former partners on the Top 5 list. 

Number 1 is Allison, a girl he kissed in middle school, only for her to kiss a different boy a few hours later. Rob discovers she went on to marry the other boy, convincing him they were meant to be together. 

Number 2 is Penny Hardwick, his high school girlfriend who he dumped after she routinely refused to be intimate with him, only to sleep with another guy shortly afterward. He meets with the now movie critic over a movie and dinner, only to discover that the sexual encounter was a post-breakup fling; Penny tells him off, but Rob takes solace in knowing it was his own insecurity that caused the breakup. 

Number 3 is a trendy girl named Charlie Nicholson and his most serious relationship. Rob felt insecure around her and eventually got dumped for someone in her league, which sent him into a deep depression. He learns that she has sworn off men in favor of a career; when they meet at a party, he realizes she is vain and elitist, allowing him to move on. 

Finally, Rob meets with Number 4, Sarah Kendrew, with whom he shared a post-breakup relationship after Charlie, only for her to meet another man. Reuniting with her, he discovers that she is mentally unwell and thus routinely sabotages her relationships, so he drops the subject out of pity. 

Teen skateboarders Vince and Justin, frequently cause trouble in the store until Rob discovers their music project, The Kinky Wizards. Impressed by their recording, he offers them a record deal under his newly founded label, Top 5 Records. 

In his personal life, Rob continues to long for Laura, who is living with Ian, a man he initially does not recognize. However, after finding a letter addressed to "I. Raymond," Rob realizes he is their former upstairs [[lifestyle guru]] neighbor, nicknamed "Ray", known for keeping them awake with his frequent sexual encounters, which they used to jokingly discuss. This makes him extremely insecure, and he resorts to [[stalking]] until Ian confronts him. 

Rob's relationship with Laura takes a pivotal turn when her father, who was fond of Rob, dies. Attending the funeral, Rob realizes he has never truly committed to Laura, neglecting both their relationship and his own future in the process. This self-awareness prompts the couple to move back in together.

Rob then meets a music columnist and develops a crush on her. While making a mixtape for her, he wonders whether he is simply jumping from one attraction to another. In a heartfelt conversation with Laura, Rob acknowledges that other women are mere fantasies, while Laura is his reality, someone he never tires of. He proposes to her, and although she thanks him for asking, she encourages him to revisit his passion for [[disk jockey|DJing]].

At a celebration for the release of Vince and Justin's single, organized by Laura, Rob is pleasantly surprised by the performance of Barry's band. He also breathes a sigh of relief when Barry opts against naming the band "Sonic Death Monkey" or "[[Kathleen Turner]] Overdrive," choosing instead "Barry Jive and the Uptown Five." Finally, Rob creates a mixtape for Laura, confident that he has finally learned how to make her happy.

==Cast==
{{Div col}}
* [[John Cusack]] as Rob Gordon
* [[Iben Hjejle]] as Laura
* [[Jack Black]] as Barry Judd
* [[Todd Louiso]] as Dick
* [[Catherine Zeta-Jones]] as Charlie Nicholson
* [[Lisa Bonet]] as Marie DeSalle
* [[Sara Gilbert]] as Anaugh Moss
* [[Chris Bauer]] as Paul
* [[Lili Taylor]] as Sarah Kendrew
* [[Joan Cusack]] as Liz
* [[Tim Robbins]] as Ian "Ray" Raymond
* [[Joelle Carter]] as Penny Hardwick
* Chris Rehmann as Vince
* Ben Carr as Justin
* [[Natasha Gregson Wagner]] as Caroline Fortis
* [[Drake Bell]] as young Rob Gordon
* [[Bruce Springsteen]] as himself {{small|(cameo)}}
* [[Ian Williams (musician)|Ian Williams]] as a guy in record store {{small|(cameo)}}
* [[US Maple|Al Johnson]] as a record store geek
{{Div col end}}

==Production==

===Development===
Nick Hornby's book was optioned by [[Disney]]'s [[Touchstone Pictures]] in 1995, where it went into development for three years.<ref name="Malanowski">{{cite news | last = Malanowski | first = Jamie | title = Keeping Faith with ''High Fidelity'' | work = [[New York Times]] | date = April 2, 2000 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/02/movies/film-keeping-faith-with-high-fidelity.html | access-date = March 27, 2009 }}</ref> [[Mike Newell (director)|Mike Newell]] was slated to direct the film with a script written by ''[[Con Air]]'' screenwriter [[Scott Rosenberg]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/high-fidelity-oral-history/|title=Top Five: An Oral History of ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Kaye|first=Ben|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/high-fidelity-writers-not-credited-hulu-tv-remake/|title=''High Fidelity'' Film Screenwriters Say Hulu TV Series Lifted Their Work Without Attribution|date=April 2, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> Disney executive [[Joe Roth]] had a conversation with recording executive Kathy Nelson, who recommended John Cusack and his writing and producing partners D. V. DeVincentis and [[Steve Pink]] adapt the book. She had previously worked with them on ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' and felt that they had the right sensibilities for the material.<ref name="Portman">{{cite news | last = Portman | first = Jamie | title = Quirky John Cusack Embraces the Eccentric – Again | work = [[Ottawa Citizen]] | date = March 27, 2000 }}</ref> According to Cusack, DeVincentis is the closest to the record-obsessive characters in the film, owning 1,000 vinyl records and thousands of CDs and tapes.<ref name="Wloszczyna">{{cite news | last = Wloszczyna | first = Susan | title = Cusack, in Tune with His Movies | work = [[USA Today]] | date = March 31, 2000 }}</ref> They wrote a treatment that was immediately greenlit by Roth.<ref name="Portman" />

===Screenplay===
The writers decided to change the book's setting from London to Chicago because they were more familiar with the city, and it also had a "great alternative music scene", according to Pink.<ref name="Beale">{{cite news | last = Beale | first = Lewis | title = Staying Faithful to ''High Fidelity'' | work = [[New York Daily News]] | date = April 2, 2000 | url = http://www.nydailynews.com/staying-faithful-high-fidelity-article-1.862314 | access-date = September 7, 2017}}</ref> Cusack said, "When I read the book I knew where everything was in Chicago. I knew where the American Rob went to school and dropped out, where he used to spin records. I knew two or three different record shops when I was growing up that had a Rob, a Dick and a Barry in them".<ref name="Bazza">{{cite news | author = Bazza | title = John Cusack Takes Five | work = IOFilm.co.uk | url = http://www.iofilm.co.uk/feats/interviews/j/john_cusack.shtml | access-date = December 3, 2008 }}</ref> Charlotte Tudor, of the film's distributor, Buena Vista, said: "Chicago has the same feel as north London, there is a vibrant music scene, a lot of the action is set in smoky bars and, of course, there is the climate. But everyone, including Nick, felt that geography was not the central issue. It has a universal appeal".<ref name="Watson-Smyth">{{cite news | last = Watson-Smyth | first = Kate | title = A case of low fidelity as Hornby's novel translates awkwardly to film | work = [[The Independent]] | date = April 1, 2000 | url = https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/a-case-of-low-fidelity-as-hornbys-novel-translates-awkwardly-to-film-721614.html | access-date = December 3, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=August 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Scenes were filmed in the neighborhood of [[Wicker Park, Chicago|Wicker Park]],<ref>{{cite magazine | last = McGuire | first = Judy | title=Romance, Movie Style – Love on Location – ''High Fidelity'' | url = http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879389_1879392_1879410,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090217165522/http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879389_1879392_1879410,00.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = February 17, 2009 | magazine = [[Time (magazine)|Time]] | access-date = January 3, 2013 | date = February 28, 2009 }}</ref> and on the campus of [[Lane Tech High School]].

Cusack found that the greatest challenge adapting the novel was pulling off Rob Gordon's frequent breaking of the [[fourth wall]] and talking directly to the audience.<ref name="Malanowski" /> The screenwriters did this to convey Rob's inner confessional thoughts, and were influenced by a similar technique in the [[Michael Caine]] film ''[[Alfie (1966 film)|Alfie]]''.<ref name="Malanowski" /> Cusack rejected this approach because he thought that "there'd just be too much of me."<ref name="Malanowski" /> Once Newell dropped out as director and remains on as executive producer and Stephen Frears signed on to replace him as director, he suggested using the technique and everyone agreed.<ref name="Malanowski" />

Cusack and the writers floated the idea that Rob could have a conversation with [[Bruce Springsteen]] in his head, inspired by a reference in Hornby's book where the narrator wishes he could handle his past girlfriends as well as Springsteen does in his song "[[Bobby Jean]]" on ''[[Born in the U.S.A.]]''<ref name="Wloszczyna2">{{cite news | last = Wloszczyna | first = Susan | title = Boss Cameo a Musical Coup | work = [[USA Today]] | date = March 31, 2000 }}</ref> They never believed they would actually get the musician to appear in the film, but thought putting him in the script would make the studio excited about it.<ref name="Malanowski" /> Cusack knew Springsteen socially, and called the musician up and pitched the idea. Springsteen asked for a copy of the script and subsequently agreed to do it.<ref name="Malanowski" />

Near the film's completion, it was revealed that Scott Rosenberg would share screenplay credit with Cusack, DeVincentis & Pink. Rosenberg's original draft took place in [[Boston]] and was drastically different from Hornby's book and the writing team's adaptation. The three reached out to Rosenberg who agreed to take his name off the credits. However, Rosenberg eventually refused to do so, leading to a [[WGA screenwriting credit system#Notable conflicts|writing credit dispute]]. According to Pink, Rosenberg was given credit due to a now-abolished rule in the [[Writers Guild of America|WGA]] which gave full credit to the first screenwriter attached to any adaptation for "anything they extracted from the book, or from the material from which they were adapting."<ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/high-fidelity-oral-history/4/|title=Top Five: An Oral of ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>

===Casting===
Frears was at the [[Berlin International Film Festival]] and seeing ''[[Mifune's Last Song]]'', starring [[Iben Hjejle]], realized that he had found the female lead. Frears read Hornby's book and enjoyed it, but did not connect with the material because it was not about his generation.<ref name="Husband">{{cite news | last = Husband | first = Stuart | title = Tracks of My Frears | work = [[The Guardian]] | date = April 21, 2000 | url = https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/apr/21/2 | access-date = December 3, 2008 }}</ref> He accepted the job because he wanted to work with Cusack again (after teaming on ''[[The Grifters (film)|The Grifters]]'') and liked the idea of changing the setting from London to Chicago.<ref name="Husband" /> The director was also responsible for insisting on keeping Jack Black in the part of Barry.<ref name="Husband" /> Black never auditioned and had initially passed on the part until Frears convinced him to take the role.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/high-fidelity-oral-history/2/|title=Top Five: An Oral History of ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref> Frears has said that many people from the studio came to watch his [[dailies|rushes]].<ref name="Wood">{{cite news | last = Wood | first = Gaby | title = The Observer Profile: Jack Black | work = [[The Observer]] | date = December 11, 2005 | url = http://observer.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,6903,1664609,00.html | access-date = November 30, 2007 }}</ref> The role of Dick was originally offered to [[David Arquette]], and [[Artie Lange]] auditioned for Barry.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Greenblatt|first=Leah|url=https://ew.com/movies/high-fidelity-oral-history-john-cusack/|title=Behind the Music: ''High Fidelity'' Stars Look Back on the Cult-Classic Film 20 Years Later|date=March 31, 2020|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dee|first=Jake|url=https://screenrant.com/behind-the-scenes-facts-about-making-high-fidelity-2000-movie/|title=10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Making Of ''High Fidelity'' (2000)|date=August 29, 2020|website=Screen Rant|accessdate=April 5, 2022}}|</ref> [[Todd Louiso]] was cast as Dick after Arquette passed on the offer.<ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/todd-louiso-and-jack-black-interview/|title=A Malachi Crunch: An Extended Interview With ''High Fidelity'' 's Todd Louiso and Jack Black|date=April 10, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|accessdate=April 5, 2022}}</ref> [[Liz Phair]] was also considered for the character Marie DeSalle, before [[Lisa Bonet]] was cast.<ref>{{cite web|last=Colburn|first=Randall|url=https://www.avclub.com/liz-phair-nearly-played-lisa-bonets-role-in-high-fideli-1842620284|title=Liz Phair Nearly Played Lisa Bonet's Role in ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=AV Club|access-date=September 16, 2020}}</ref>

===Filming===
Production began on April 26, 1999 in [[Chicago, Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Roti|first=Jessi|url=https://digitaledition.chicagotribune.com/tribune/article_popover.aspx?guid=f7998aa9-dac4-4a56-87a9-90f255ede4d9|title=Cusack on the 'Good Mischief' That Led to ''High Fidelity''|website=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=April 5, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Buss|first=Andrew|url=https://consequence.net/2020/04/high-fidelity-oral-history/4/|title=Top Five: An Oral of ''High Fidelity''|date=April 1, 2020|website=Consequence of Sound|access-date=April 5, 2022}}</ref> Filming also took place on location at [[Wicker Park, Chicago|Wicker Park]] and the [[Biograph Theater]], as well as authentic music venues.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pirnia|first=Garin|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a34036/high-fidelity-chicago/|title=The Top 5 Reasons ''High Fidelity'' Is the Truest Chicago Movie Ever|date=March 31, 2015|website=Esquire|accessdate=April 5, 2022}}</ref>

==Release==
''High Fidelity'' premiered at the El Capitan Theater in [[Hollywood, Los Angeles|Hollywood]]. The post-party was held at the Sunset Room, where [[Tenacious D]] performed.<ref name="Lyons">{{cite magazine | last = Lyons | first = Charles | title = Disney Tunes Up ''High'' | magazine = [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] | date = March 30, 2000 | url = https://variety.com/2000/scene/vpage/disney-tunes-up-high-1117780041/ | access-date = September 7, 2017}}</ref> The film was opened in a wide release in the United States on March 31, 2000, grossing $6.4 million during its opening weekend and finishing in fifth place at the US box office. It opened July 21, 2000 in the United Kingdom on 227 screens and grossed $1.1 million, finishing fourth for the weekend.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=[[Screen International]]|date=28 July 2000|page=38|title=International box office: UK/Ireland}}</ref> It went on to gross $47.1 million worldwide, of which $27.3 million was from the US and Canada.<ref name="BOM">{{cite web | title = ''High Fidelity'' (2000) | url = https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=highfidelity.htm | work = [[Box Office Mojo]] | access-date = December 24, 2009 }}</ref> 
==Reception==
''High Fidelity'' received positive reviews from critics at 91% on [[Rotten Tomatoes]], based on 165 reviews, with an average rating of 7.60/10. The critical consensus states: "The deft hand of director Stephen Frears and strong performances by the ensemble cast combine to tell an entertaining story with a rock-solid soundtrack."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1095420-high_fidelity/|title = High Fidelity|website = [[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref> The film has a score of 79 out of 100 on [[Metacritic]], based on 35 critics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/high-fidelity |title=''High Fidelity'' (2000) |date=February 9, 2001 |access-date=February 28, 2012 |work=[[Metacritic]]}}</ref> Audiences polled by [[CinemaScore]] gave the film an average grade of "C+" on an A+ to F scale.<ref name="CinemaScore">{{Cite web |url=http://www.cinemascore.com/ |title=CinemaScore |publisher=[[CinemaScore]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809062201/http://cinemascore.com/publicsearch/index/title/ |archive-date=August 9, 2019 |access-date=September 21, 2021}}{{cbignore}} Each film's score can be accessed from the website's search bar.</ref>

[[Roger Ebert]] gave the film four out of four and wrote, "Watching ''High Fidelity'', I had the feeling I could walk out of the theater and meet the same people on the street — and want to, which is an even higher compliment."<ref>{{cite news |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=''High Fidelity'' |work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] |date=March 31, 2000 |url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20000331/REVIEWS/3310302/1023 |access-date=December 13, 2008 |archive-date=December 2, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202050316/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20000331%2FREVIEWS%2F3310302%2F1023 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In his review for the ''[[Washington Post]]'', Desson Howe praised Jack Black as "a bundle of verbally ferocious energy. Frankly, whenever he's in the scene, he shoplifts this movie from Cusack."<ref>{{cite news |last=Howe |first=Desson |title=Turn It Up |newspaper=[[Washington Post]] |date=March 31, 2000 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2000/03/30/AR2005062901352.html |access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref> In his review for ''[[The New York Times]]'', [[Stephen Holden]] praised Cusack's performance, writing, "a master at projecting easygoing camaraderie, he navigates the transitions with such an astonishing naturalness and fluency that you're almost unaware of them."<ref>{{cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |title=The Trivially Hip: A Music Geek's Warped Love Life |work=[[New York Times]] |date=March 31, 2000 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/library/film/033100fidelity-film-review.html |access-date=December 2, 2008}}</ref> ''[[USA Today]]'' did not give the film a positive review: "Let's be kind and just say ''High Fidelity'' doesn't quite belong beside ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]'' and ''[[The Sure Thing]]'' in Cusack's greatest hits collection. It's not that he isn't good. More like miscast."<ref>{{cite news |last=Wloszczyna |first=Susan |title=When Love Hits a Sour Note |work=[[USA Today]] |date=March 31, 2000 }}</ref> In his review for ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', [[Owen Gleiberman]] gave the film a "B−" rating and wrote, "In ''High Fidelity'', Rob's music fixation is a signpost of his arrested adolescence; he needs to get past records to find true love. If the movie had had a richer romantic spirit, he might have embraced both in one swooning gesture."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Gleiberman |first=Owen |title=''High Fidelity'' |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=March 24, 2000 |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64593,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120730221624/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,64593,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 30, 2012 |access-date=September 3, 2009}}</ref>

Peter Travers, in his review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', wrote, "It hits all the laugh bases, from grins to guffaws. Cusack and his Chicago friends—D.V. DeVincentis and Steve Pink—have rewritten Scott Rosenberg's script to catch Hornby's spirit without losing the sick comic twists they gave 1997's ''[[Grosse Pointe Blank]]''."<ref name="Travers">{{cite magazine |last=Travers |first=Peter |title=''High Fidelity'' |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=December 8, 2000 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947227/review/5947228/high_fidelity |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080616083658/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/movie/5947227/review/5947228/high_fidelity |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 16, 2008 |access-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref> In his review for ''[[The Observer]]'', Philip French wrote, "''High Fidelity'' is an extraordinarily funny film, full of verbal and visual wit. And it is assembled with immense skill."<ref name="French">{{cite news |last=French |first=Philip |title=This one's a hit... |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=July 23, 2000 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/23/philipfrench |access-date=December 3, 2008}}</ref> Stephanie Zacharek, in her review for ''Salon.com'', praised Iben Hjejle's performance: "Hjejle's Laura is supremely likable: She's so matter-of-fact and grounded that it's perfectly clear why she'd become exasperated with a guy like Rob, who perpetually refuses to grow up, but you can also see how her patience and calm are exactly the things he needs."<ref name="Zacharek">{{cite news |last=Zacharek |first=Stephanie |title=''High Fidelity'' |work=Salon.com |date=March 31, 2000 |url=http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/03/31/high_fidelity/index.html |access-date=December 3, 2008 |archive-date=May 24, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524055454/http://archive.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2000/03/31/high_fidelity/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Legacy===
''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' magazine readers voted ''High Fidelity'' the 446th greatest film in their "500 Greatest Movies of All Time" poll.<ref>{{cite news | title = 500 Greatest Movies of All Time | work = [[Empire (magazine)|Empire]] | url = https://www.empireonline.com/500/11.asp | access-date = September 29, 2009 }}</ref> It is also ranked #14 on [[Rotten Tomatoes]]' 25 Best Romantic Comedies.<ref name="RottenCom">{{cite news | title = 25 Best Romantic Comedies | work = [[Rotten Tomatoes]] | year = 2009 | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/best_romantic_comedies/1095420-high_fidelity | access-date = February 12, 2009 }}</ref> In its June 2010 issue, ''[[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]'' magazine rated it #1 in a list of the top 40 movies ever filmed in Chicago.<ref>{{cite news | title = Top 40 Movies Filmed in Chicago | work = [[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]] | date = June 2010 | url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2010/40-Best-Chicago-Movies-Ever | access-date = July 26, 2010 }}</ref>

Alternative singer-songwriter [[Regina Spektor]] was watching the movie when she wrote her 2006 song "[[Fidelity (song)|Fidelity]]", which marked her first entry into the ''Billboard'' charts.<ref>{{Cite magazine | url=https://www.billboard.com/music/regina-spektor | title = ''Regina Spektor at Billboard''| magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]| access-date = August 3, 2019}}</ref> That same year [[High Fidelity (musical)|a musical stage adaptation]] premiered on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] and ran for 13 performances.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6030/High-Fidelity | title = ''High Fidelity'' | author = <!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> | website = [[Playbill#Playbill Vault|Playbill Vault]] | publisher = Playbill | access-date = May 29, 2015 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150530004916/http://www.playbillvault.com/Show/Detail/6030/High-Fidelity | archive-date = May 30, 2015 }}</ref> In 2010, [[Tanya Morgan]] member Donwill released the solo album ''Don Cusack In High Fidelity'', which he recorded from the perspective of the film's character.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rabin|first1=Nathan|title=Donwill: Don Cusack In High Fidelity|url=https://www.avclub.com/donwill-don-cusack-in-high-fidelity-1798164537|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=23 March 2010 |publisher=Onion, Inc.|access-date=2018-05-22}}</ref>

==Television series==
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In April 2018, [[ABC Signature Studios]] announced that it was developing a television series adaptation of ''High Fidelity'' with Midnight Radio ([[Scott Rosenberg]], [[Jeff Pinkner]], [[Josh Appelbaum]], and [[Andre Nemec]]). Rosenberg would return to script the series, which features a female lead in the Cusack role.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://deadline.com/2018/04/high-fidelity-tv-series-female-lead-gender-swap-disney-streaming-service-midnight-radio-1202358814/ |title= 'High Fidelity' TV Series With Female Lead In Works For Disney's Streaming Service From Midnight Radio & 'Bull' Writing Duo |website= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |last= Andreeva |first= Nellie |date= April 5, 2018 |access-date= April 5, 2018 }}</ref> The series was adapted by Veronica West and Sarah Kucserka. In late September 2018, [[Zoë Kravitz]], Lisa Bonet's daughter, was cast as the lead. The first season consists of ten episodes.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/zoe-kravitz-star-high-fidelity-tv-series-disney-streaming-service-1146529 |title= Zoe Kravitz to Star in 'High Fidelity' TV Series for Disney Streaming Service |website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]] |last= Goldberg |first= Lesley |date= September 24, 2018 |access-date= September 24, 2018 }}</ref>

Originally announced for Disney's then-upcoming streaming service [[Disney+]], it was reported in April 2019 that the series had been shifted to [[Hulu]]. Disney+'s SVP of content [[Agnes Chu]] stated that the series had "evolved" in a direction that was better-suited for Hulu.<ref>{{cite web |title= 'High Fidelity' Series Reboot Moves From Disney+ To Hulu |url= https://deadline.com/2019/04/high-fidelity-series-reboot-moves-disney-plus-hulu-zoe-kravitz-1202592038/ |work= [[Deadline Hollywood]] |date= April 9, 2019 }}</ref>

On October 30, 2019, it was announced that the series would premiere on February 14, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|title=First Look Photos: Hulu's High Fidelity Starring Zoe Kravitz, Premieres Valentine's Day 2020|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/10/30/first-look-photos-hulus-high-fidelity-starring-zoe-kravitz-premieres-valentines-day-2020-732312/20191030hulu01/|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=October 30, 2019}}</ref> In August 2020, the series was canceled, after one season.<ref name="Cancellation">{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=August 5, 2020|title='High Fidelity' Canceled By Hulu After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2020/08/high-fidelity-canceled-hulu-one-season-zoe-kravitz-1203005646/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806021354/https://deadline.com/2020/08/high-fidelity-canceled-hulu-one-season-zoe-kravitz-1203005646/|archive-date=August 6, 2020|access-date=August 6, 2020|website=Deadline Hollywood}}</ref>

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://www.avclub.com/the-cusacks-1798208078 "The Cusacks"] by Scott Tobias. ''The Onion A.V. Club''. March 29, 2000.

==External links==
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* {{IMDb title|0146882|High Fidelity}}
* {{Mojo title|highfidelity|High Fidelity}}
* {{Rotten Tomatoes|1095420-high_fidelity|High Fidelity}}
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* [http://www.chronologicalsnobbery.com/2010/03/high-fidelity-2000-tenth-anniversary.html ''High Fidelity'': Tenth Anniversary of a Film About Music]

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