Nowhere (1997)

Director:

Gregg Araki

Writer:

Gregg Araki (written by)

Release Date:

9 May 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

"sexy, psychedelic, dementedly funny, with a sensational soundtrack... it's like clueless with nipple rings."

Plot:

The third film in a trilogy by writer-director Gregg Araki. Described as "90210 on acid", the film tells the story of a day in the lives of a group of high school kids Los Angeles and the strange lives they lead.

Plot Keywords:

Bisexual | Homosexual | Alien Abduction | Rape | Idol

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

James Duval	...	Dark Smith
Rachel True	...	Mel
Nathan Bexton	...	Montgomery
Chiara Mastroianni	...	Kriss
Debi Mazar	...	Kozy
Kathleen Robertson	...	Lucifer
Joshua Gibran Mayweather	...	Zero
Jordan Ladd	...	Alyssa
Christina Applegate	...	Dingbat
Sarah Lassez	...	Egg / Polly
Guillermo Díaz	...	Cowboy (as Guillermo Diaz)
Jeremy Jordan	...	Bart Sighvatssohn
Alan Boyce	...	Handjob
Jaason Simmons	...	The Teen Idol
Ryan Phillippe	...	Shad

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:R | France:-16 | South Korea:18 | UK:18 | USA:R | Italy:VM18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Blurco

Trivia:

Rose McGowan replaced Shannen Doherty on "Charmed" (1998). They both have a short cameo together in this film.

Goofs:

Continuity: Dark's facial stubble changes constantly.

Quotes:

Ducky: Have you seen Egg? It's her turn to recycle the aluminum.
Dingbat: Oh my god. You haven't heard? Your sister just left here with... You're not even gonna believe this... Do you ever watch Baywatch?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Showgirls (1995)

Soundtrack:

Life Is Sweet (Daft Punk Mix)

There's Something About..."Nowhere"

Gregg Araki can be faulted for not inviting the "main stream" audience into his "vision" of the world. But this probably isn't really a goal of his, anyway. As I watched "Nowhere" in the theater (twice in one week) I was filled with awe that something I had always felt had been so colorfully put on celluloid: finding love is all that matters, but the world isn't designed to make that finding easy. So when "Dark" finds an amazingly true moment amongst the usual Araki violence, hilarity, sex and clutter (a moment to simply relax and hold the person in the bed next to him) it rings true to the heart of experience. The movie ends in the next moment with an equally true touch. So, the sooner we find love, the sooner it can find its own reason to leave us. Araki's best film. If you don't get it, then he probably doesn't want you to.