Reality Bites
A comedy about love in the '90s
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$11500000
Revenue
$33351557
Runtime
98 min
Release Date
1994-02-18
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
748
Vote Average
6.57
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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7.1
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6.1
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7.1
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6.9
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7.5
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7.8
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7.0
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7.3
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7.5
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7.5
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7.8
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7.1
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7.3
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7.0
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7.0
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