Nowhere (1997)

Follows a day in the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives they lead.

Director:

Gregg Araki

Writer:

Gregg Araki

Stars:

James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
James Duval	...	Dark
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
Guillermo Díaz	...	Cowboy (as Guillermo Diaz)
Jeremy Jordan	...	Bart
Alan Boyce	...	Handjob
Jason Simmons	...	The Teen Idol (as Jaason Simmons)
Ryan Phillippe	...	Shad

Storyline

A group of teenagers try to sort out their lives and emotions while bizarre experiences happen to each one, including alien abductions, bad acid trips, bisexual experiences, suicides, bizarre deaths, and a rape by a TV star. All of this happens before "the greatest party of the year".

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Plot Keywords:

drugs | cult film | independent film | one word title | male objectification | 

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Taglines:

Let the love feast begin

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for scenes of strong violence, sexuality and drug use involving teens, and for strong language

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Donikad

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,354, 11 May 1997, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$27,354, 11 May 1997

Company Credits

Production Co:

Blurco, Desperate Pictures, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

82 min

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

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

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Goofs

When the Atari gang are driving their newly-stolen car, a boom mic can be briefly seen above them.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Dark: [voice-over] L.A. is like... nowhere. Everybody who lives here is lost.

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Crazy Credits

"any unauthorized duplication, distribution or exhibition of this movie could result in criminal prosecution, plus we will pee on you."

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Connections

Featured in Boys (2018)

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Soundtracks

The Next Room Of The Dream
Written by Marston Daley (as Buzz McCoy)
Performed by My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult
Courtesy of Mindway Productions

User Reviews

Nice freak show, but eh.

Think of it as "Earth Girls are Easy" meets "Eraserhead."

Don't believe the people who have written that this film is about "typical adolescent experiences." It represents a certain SEGMENT of kids, but they are by no means typical of ALL kids.

And frankly, it's dated already.

Anyhow, there's something hypnotic about watching shallow, self-absorbed, assholic kind of people taking drugs, having sex and having interesting hallucinations, but don't expect a point or a plot. Except maybe that the point is there IS no point, which is boring, because it's been done so many times.

And I would love to know why the hell Dark is the only one who sees the Alien. Or why he sees the Alien at all.

Or maybe that's too much to ask for in this gleefully debauched little flick. Maybe worth watching just for the whole stupidity of it all, but for God's sake, don't rent. Not worth the $4.50