If you were a young, single man in the mid-1990s and went out for a night on the town with your male friends, it was a guarantee that someone shouted "Vegas!"
You might have been going to a bowling alley in Edison, New Jersey, but no, in that context - out with your buddies, hoping to meet some "beautiful babies," telling one another you were "money" - you were indeed going to Vegas. We were all going to Vegas.
The independently produced film that gave us Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Heather Graham, Ron Livingston and director Doug Liman tapped into a zeitgeist of careless youth when the world's biggest problem was a stain on a blue Gap dress. It was a curious time without war, an unstoppable economy and a blip in the pop culture that embraced a hepcat era of cigars and big band music (the vibe of Swingers paved the way for films like Ocean's Eleven, to be sure).
Now you can enjoy this 16mm classic as it makes its way to a high-res transfer on Blu-ray. Here's a guide to remind you why it is the best movie ever.
