Reality Bites (1994)
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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Additional Info
| Budget | $11,500,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $33,351,557.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 1.240611607142857 |
Directed By
Ben Stiller
Crew
Ben Stiller
Helen Childress
Danny DeVito
Michael Shamberg
Emmanuel Lubezki
Lisa Zeno Churgin
Stacey Sher
Wm. Barclay Malcolm
Eugenie Bafaloukos
Sharon Seymour
Maggie Martin
Francine Maisler
Karyn Rachtman
Barbara Anne Klein
Claude Díaz
Deborah K. Larsen
Peter Savic
Donna Spahn
Marja Webster
John Spence
Jeff Knipp
Joan Rowe
Catherine Rowe
Elliott Koretz
Dean Beville
Charles Croughwell
Karl Wallinger
TOP CAST
Winona Ryder
Lelaina Pierce
Ethan Hawke
Troy Dyer
Janeane Garofalo
Vickie Miner
Steve Zahn
Sammy Gray
Ben Stiller
Michael Grates
Swoosie Kurtz
Charlane McGregor
Harry O'Reilly
Wes McGregor
Susan Norfleet
Helen Anne Pierce
Joe Don Baker
Tom Pierce
Renée Zellweger
Tami
James Rothenberg
Rick
John Mahoney
Grant Gubler
Eric Morgan Stuart
Damien
Barry Del Sherman
Grant's Produzent
Chelsea Lagos
Troy Groupie
Bill Bolender
Truck Driver
Helen Childress
Waitress
David Pirner
Phineas
Andy Dick
Rock
Keith David
Roger
Anne Meara
Louise
Mick Lazinski
Stand-Up Comic
Amy Stiller
Psychic Phone Partner
Afton Smith
Janine
Pat Crawford Brown
Cashier
Jeff Kahn
Stage Manager
Karen Duffy
Actress 'Elaina'
Evan Dando
Actor 'Roy'
David Spade
The "Wienerschnitzel" Manager (Uncredited)
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Cheryl Goode (uncredited)
Tony Robbins
Self (uncredited)
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