Reality Bites

Synopsis

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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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

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Susan Norfleet

Helen Anne Pierce

Joe Don Baker

Tom Pierce

Renée Zellweger

Tami

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James Rothenberg

Rick

John Mahoney

Grant Gubler

Eric Morgan Stuart

Damien

Barry Del Sherman

Grant's Produzent

Chelsea Lagos

Troy Groupie

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Bill Bolender

Truck Driver

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Helen Childress

Waitress

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David Pirner

Phineas

Andy Dick

Rock

Keith David

Roger

Crew

Art

• Sharon Seymour Production Design
• Maggie Martin Set Decoration
• Jeff Knipp Art Direction

Camera

• Emmanuel Lubezki Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Eugenie Bafaloukos Costume Design
• Claude Díaz Hairstylist
• Deborah K. Larsen Makeup Artist
• Peter Savic Hairstylist
• Donna Spahn Hairstylist
• Marja Webster Makeup Artist

Crew

• Barbara Anne Klein Stunts
• Charles Croughwell Stunts

Directing

• Ben Stiller Director

Editing

• Lisa Zeno Churgin Editor
• John Spence Editor

Production

• Danny DeVito Producer
• Michael Shamberg Producer
• Stacey Sher Executive Producer
• Wm. Barclay Malcolm Executive Producer
• Francine Maisler Casting

Sound

• Karyn Rachtman Music Supervisor
• Joan Rowe Foley Artist
• Catherine Rowe Foley Artist
• Elliott Koretz Sound Editor
• Dean Beville Sound Editor
• Karl Wallinger Original Music Composer

Writing

• Helen Childress Screenplay

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