Reality Bites
Reality Bites is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and directed by Ben Stiller in his feature directorial debut. It stars Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, and Stiller, with supporting roles by Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn. The film follows an aspiring videographer, working on a documentary about the disenchanted lives of her friends and roommates.
Plot
Four friends who are recent college graduates live together in Houston, Texas. Coffeehouse guitarist Troy Dyer and budding filmmaker Lelaina Pierce are attracted to each other, although they have not acted on their feelings except for one brief, drunken encounter years ago.
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| author | Helen Childress |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Houston |
| director | Ben Stiller |
| editor | Lisa Zeno Churgin |
| genre | comedy-drama |
| keywords | candy bar college graduate date gap hiv morning after mtv new job sleep steal stylize tv host virus your face |
| musicBy | Karl Wallinger |
| producer | Danny DeVito Michael Shamberg |
| productionCompany | Jersey Films |
| publisher | Universal Pictures |
| theme | romantic comedy |