Movie Description Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder) faces life after college, using a video documentary about her confused and drifting friends to advance her ambitions in the entertainment industry. When a video executive (Ben Stiller, also making his directorial debut) becomes romantically interested in her, she is forced to choose between her slacker boyfriend (Ethan Hawke) and the big cruel world of adulthood lurking ahead.
| Credits | | Producer: | Danny DeVito | | Cast: | Afton Smith, Amy Stiller, Andy Dick, Anne Meara, Barry Sherman, Bill Bolender, Chelsea Lagos, Eric Morgan Stuart, Evan Dando, Jubal Palmer, Karen Duffy, Marti Greene, Mick Lazinski, Renée Zellweger, Steve Zahn |
| Details | | Edition: | Widescreen |
Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Encoding Keep Case Widescreen, Screenwriter Helen Childress was 23 years old at the time of writing.
Video sequences by James Jones.
Feature film directing debut for Ben Stiller.
Copyright 1994 Universal City Studios, Inc.
Editorial Reviews "...Tenderly funny..." -- Rating: A Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (03/11/1994)
"...A romantic comedy that is cheerful, edgy and alive..." Los Angeles Times - Kenneth Turan (02/18/1994)
"REALITY BITES is a touchstone for anyone just out of college and stuck with more ideals than job prospects..." Rolling Stone - Tom Nawrocki (07/08/2004)
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