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

2 nominations.

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
Jaason Simmons	...	The Teen Idol
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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gregg Araki refers to this film as "90210 on acid".

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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

Go out and buy the soundtrack already!

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Connections

References Cujo (1983)

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Soundtracks

Air-Eyes
Written by Mark Clifford, Sarah Peacock & Daren Seymour
Performed by Seefeel
Courtesy of Warp Records Ltd.

User Reviews

I liked it

I caught this film on IFC on some late night where I couldn't sleep. This film is a trip and a half. The colors are bold and the film is really about teenagers figuring out their place in life. The dialog is absolutely hilarious. I, myself, am a teenager and the stereotypical script really seemed to fit. Every character in this film, in my opinion, is just part of a high school stereotype that you get placed into during that age. Whether it be the awkward girl who wants to fit in, sex rampaging freaks or just some young 16 year olds trying to find a hoppin party. I wish I could find this movie on DVD. Really generation defining in my opinion. Try to not listen to the people who bash this movie saying it's trash and all of that. Well ... it is trash but the movie "knows" it's trashy and low-brow; so I guess it can pull it off. I'm actually surprised I haven't heard of it until now. Find it and watch it.

Details

Country:

USA France

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 May 1997 (USA)

Also Known As:

Nowhere

Filming Locations:

Rosslyn Hotel - 451 S Main St, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,354, 11 May 1997

Gross USA:

$194,201

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$194,201

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