Reality Bites
A comedy about love in the '90s
Rating: 6.5 out of 10TMDB(827 votes)
Overview
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
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Box office
Grossed $33.4M worldwide, about 2.9 times its $11.5M budget
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Setting
Set in Houston
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Music
Music by Karl Wallinger
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Emmanuel Lubezki
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Helen ChildressScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- February 18, 1994
- Original language
- English
- Budget
- $11.5M
- Revenue
- $33.4M
- Countries
- United States of America
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In the United States
No subscription or free streaming listed. It can be rented or bought.
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Cast
Winona RyderLelaina Pierce
Ethan HawkeTroy Dyer
Janeane GarofaloVickie Miner
Steve ZahnSammy Gray
Ben StillerMichael Grates
Swoosie KurtzCharlane McGregor
Harry O'ReillyWes McGregor- Susan NorfleetHelen Anne Pierce
Joe Don BakerTom Pierce
Renée ZellwegerTami- James RothenbergRick
John MahoneyGrant Gubler
Eric Morgan StuartDamien
Barry Del ShermanGrant's Produzent
Chelsea LagosTroy Groupie- Bill BolenderTruck Driver
- Helen ChildressWaitress
- David PirnerPhineas
Andy DickRock
Keith DavidRoger
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