A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.A documentary filmmaker and her fellow Generation X graduates face life after college, looking for work and love in Houston.
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Renée Zellweger
- Tami
- (as Renee Zellweger)
Eric Morgan Stuart
- Damien
- (as Eric Stuart)
Barry Del Sherman
- Grant's Producer
- (as Barry Sherman)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaEthan Hawke was at this point unhappy with the direction his career was taking. He recalled that his career was in a lull after the buzz from Dead Poets Society (1989) had faded. Winona Ryder was a fan of his work and stipulated in her contract that her involvement in this movie was dependent on Hawke starring opposite her. She chose Hawke after seeing him in A Midnight Clear (1992).
- GoofsWhen Lelaina totals all of the money she 'earned' from the gas station in her notebook, she sums the amounts as $389.84, when the actual total is $393.97.
- Quotes
Lelaina Pierce: I was really going to be somebody by the time I was 23.
Troy Dyer: Honey, all you have to be by the time you're 23 is yourself.
Lelaina Pierce: I don't know who that is anymore.
Troy Dyer: I do. And we all love her. I love her. She breaks my heart again and again, but I love her.
- Crazy creditsShortly after the end credits roll begins, there's a short clip of Troy and Leilaina's relationship being made into a new show on a network.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Siskel & Ebert: The Getaway/Blank Check/My Girl 2 (1994)
- SoundtracksWhen You Come Back To Me
Written by Karl Wallinger
Performed by World Party
Produced by Karl Wallinger
Courtesy of Ensign Records Limited
Featured review
iconic Gen X movie
Generation X college graduates struggle to find their way. Valedictorian Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder) tries to maintain her sincere believes while making a documentary about her group and working at Grant Gubler's morning show. Troy Dyer (Ethan Hawke) is her best friend and a willful womanizing slacker. Vickie Miner (Janeane Garofalo) is concerned that she has become a manager at the Gap. Sammy Gray (Steve Zahn) is trying to come to terms with his sexuality. Music TV executive yuppie Michael Grates (Ben Stiller) crashes into Lelaina's car leading into a romance.
This is an iconic Gen X movie. Winona is adorable. Ethan Hawke is at the height of his slacker cool. There is great music. There is great slacker dialog. The only problem is that Ben Stiller is not a big enough jerk. That breaks a cliché from the traditional rom-com. One breaks the formula at one's own risk. Although who doesn't want to dance in a gas station convenient store?
This is an iconic Gen X movie. Winona is adorable. Ethan Hawke is at the height of his slacker cool. There is great music. There is great slacker dialog. The only problem is that Ben Stiller is not a big enough jerk. That breaks a cliché from the traditional rom-com. One breaks the formula at one's own risk. Although who doesn't want to dance in a gas station convenient store?
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Box office
- Budget
- $11,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,982,557
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $5,113,050
- Feb 20, 1994
- Gross worldwide
- $33,351,557
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