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Reality Bites (1994)

PG-13 | | Comedy, Drama, Romance | 18 February 1994 (USA)
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A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Gen X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.

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Storyline

In this study of Generation X manners, Lelaina, the valedictorian of her college class, camcords her friends in a mock documentary of posteducation life. Troy is her best friend, a perpetually unemployed musical slacker. Vickie is a manager at the Gap who worries about the results of an AIDS test, while Sammy has problems grappling with his sexuality. When Lelaina meets Michael, an earnest video executive who takes her homemade video to his MTV-like station, she must decide what she values--the materialism of yuppie Michael or the philosophical musings of Troy. Written by Rick Gregory <rag.apa@email.apa.org>

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generation x | love | valedictorian | nipples visible through clothing | directorial debut | See All (22) »

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A comedy about love in the '90s.

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Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Rated PG-13 for some language, drug content and sensuality | See all certifications »

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18 February 1994 (USA)  »

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$11,500,000 (estimated)

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$20,982,557 (USA)
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First theatrically released film directed by Ben Stiller. See more »

Goofs

When Vickie is writing in her notebook, she writes the date as being September 26. A few scenes later, Lelaina is speaking with Michael in his office and his computer has the date as being September 21. See more »

Quotes

Troy Dyer: He's the reason Cliffs Notes were invented.
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References Charlie's Angels (1976) See more »

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Written by Lisa Loeb
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Gets better with time
28 November 1999 | by (Texas) – See all my reviews

I loved this movie the first time I saw it, and I enjoy it more with each viewing. It's routinely panned for reasons that I really can't comprehend. It's witty, well-acted, quickly paced. I notice that people don't talk as badly about it anymore. I think it's because "Reality Bites" will be one of the films that future generations will look back on to know a little bit about this time.

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