SubUrbia (1996)

A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers:

Eric Bogosian (play), Eric Bogosian (screenplay)

Stars:

Giovanni Ribisi, Steve Zahn, Jayce Bartok

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jayce Bartok	...	Pony
Amie Carey	...	Sooze
Nicky Katt	...	Tim
Ajay Naidu	...	Nazeer Choudhury
Parker Posey	...	Erica
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Jeff
Samia Shoaib	...	Pakeesa Choudhury
Dina Spybey-Waters	...	Bee-Bee (as Dina Spybey)
Steve Zahn	...	Buff
Kitt Brophy	...	Sooze's Mom
Jonn Cherico	...	Shopping Channel Host
Keith Preusse	...	Officer Chip
Eric Park	...	Officer Gary
William Martin Hayes	...	Scuff
Bill Wise	...	George the Limo Driver

Storyline

Five young losers spend their days and nights wasting their lives away, hanging out in parking lots and occasionally mentioning that they might want to make something of themselves... someday. On this particular night, they are visited by an old high school friend who has escaped their suburban town to become a pop star.

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Plot Keywords:

pubic hair | male pubic hair | male nudity | public nudity | male frontal nudity | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for strong language including sex and drug references, teen drinking and brief nudity

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 1997 (Germany)

Also Known As:

subUrbi@

Filming Locations:

Taylor, Texas, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$69,365, 9 February 1997, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$726,207

Company Credits

Production Co:

Castle Rock Entertainment, Detour Filmproduction

Technical Specs

Runtime:

121 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This movie is based in the fictional town of Burnfield, TX., which is in part based on Woburn, MA., Eric Bogosian's hometown.

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Quotes

Buff: What are you doing now?
Bee-Bee: I don't know. You mean like now? Like right now? Waiting.

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Crazy Credits

Filmed entirely on location in Burnfield, USA (Burnfield was the fictional city.)

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Connections

References Gilligan's Island (1964)

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Soundtracks

Psychic Hearts
Written and Performed by Thurston Moore
Courtesy of DGC Records

User Reviews

The burning clock of time.

First of all, this is NOT a comedy. Not in the least sense of the word. I heard that people say that it's black humour. Personally, I've seen alot of black comedies in my days, and Suburbia is definitely not black humour. This is tragic, and it is tragedy at it's best.

The plotline is really about nothing at all, which is exactly what the characters lives are about as well. The "big rockstar" Pony comes to meet with the good ol' guys (our supposed protagonists), but he isn't exactly met with open arms. Both Nicky Katt (Tim) and Giovanni Ribisi (Jeff) deliver great acting. Although their roles may seem simple and plain, but I doubt greater actors could have gotten more out of their roles. I just finished watching Suburbia for the fourth time, and it still manages to bring me down. If you're looking for a movie to lift your spirit, this is not it. I talked to a friend of mine earlier and since he's feeling a bit down all in all, he was really, really, reluctant to watch Suburbia.

"Suburbia" went straight to video in Sweden, and I can easily say it's the best straight-to-video flick I have ever seen. If you want to see a movie whose hopelessness stays with with until you got to sleep, and maybe the next day as well, Suburbia's the one to get. A depression wetdream.