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Summary
Gay, alienated Los Angeles teens have a hard time as their parents kick them out of their homes, they don’t have money, their lovers cheat, and they are harassed by gay-bashers.
Good for
- Friends night
- Thought-provoking
- Adults
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics like it more than audiences (+15)
Critics 81Audiences 66GoodWatch 74
Tomatometer100%
Metascore62
Letterboxd · 93 K ratings3.8/5
IMDb6.5
Audience score62%
User score6.2
Running time
1 h 20 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 comedies, −20 min on the typical 100
typical 10080Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 132 countries
+122Released
1994
August 19, 1994
32 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
What's in it
- ViolenceStrong
- Gore, disturbing imagesMild
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityModerate
- Dark themesStrong
- Strong languageNamed in the advisories
- Drug useNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 7 more24 people
- James DuvalAndy
- Gilbert LunaSteven
- Susan BehshidMichele
- Lance MayDeric
- Jenee GillPatricia
- Roko BelicTommy
- Alan BoyceIan
- Craig GilmoreBrendan
Nicole DillenbergDominatrix
Johanna WentExcalibur Lady- RMRobert McHenryAndy’s Trick
- BMBrad Minnich'don't touch mine' Guy
- MCMichael CostanzaEverett
- DGDan GattoClub Band
- MSMichael SmithClub Band
- JBJoyce BrouwersDeric’s Mom
- CWClay WalkerHomeless AIDS Guy
- AVAymee ValdesHysterical Bloody Lady
- CCooperFagbasher
- PLPeePee LeeFagbasher
- MHMarcus HuFagbasher
- JGJon GerransTrashbag Slave
- DFDavid FinkelsteinWoof Woof Doggie
- PPPryor PraczukowskiBVD Corpse
Directing · 1
- Gregg Araki Director, Writer, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor
Production · 3
- Andrea Sperling Producer
- Alberto García Associate Producer, Sound Designer
- Cat Sides Production Assistant
Camera · 1
- Eric Nakamura Still Photographer
Sound · 3
- Michael J. Fox Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Marianne Dissard Production Sound Mixer
- Laurel Waco Additional Sound Re-Recordist
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Victoria Merav Levy Makeup Artist
Lighting · 2
- Todd Verow Lighting Artist
- Pryor Praczukowski Lighting Artist
Other crew · 4
- Richard Linklater Thanks
- Todd Haynes Thanks
- Paul Montez McDade Post Production Assistant
- Andy Wombwell Thanks
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