Reality Bites
“A comedy about love in the '90s”
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
35 people
Winona Ryder
Lelaina Pierce
Known for
Stranger Things
Edward Scissorhands
Ethan Hawke
Troy Dyer
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Janeane Garofalo
Vickie Miner
Known for
Ratatouille
Wet Hot American Summer
Steve Zahn
Sammy Gray
Known for
Silo
War for the Planet of the Apes
Ben Stiller
Michael Grates
Known for
Madagascar
Night at the Museum
Swoosie Kurtz
Charlane McGregor
Known for
Pushing Daisies
Liar Liar
Harry O'Reilly
Wes McGregor
Known for
The Cable Guy
Tower Heist
Susan Norfleet
Helen Anne Pierce
Also in
Jerry Maguire
Dinosaurs
Joe Don Baker
Tom Pierce
Known for
GoldenEye
Cape Fear
Renée Zellweger
Tami
Known for
Bridget Jones's Diary
Bee Movie
James Rothenberg
Rick
Also in
ER
John Mahoney
Grant Gubler
Known for
Frasier
Atlantis: Milo's Return
Ben Stiller Director · Helen Childress Screenplay Karl Wallinger Composer
Worldwide gross $33M · Budget $12M · United States release February 18, 1994
Box office
Budget
$11,500,000
Worldwide gross
$33,351,557
Gross vs. budget
2.9×
Production
Universal Pictures
Production · Studio
Jersey Films
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 28, 1994
Premiere · Sundance Film Festival
United States · February 18, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
August 25, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
March 22, 1995 · Physical
France
February 1, 1995 · Theatrical
Germany
August 18, 1994 · Theatrical
Hungary
June 29, 1995 · Theatrical
Italy
September 9, 1994 · Theatrical
Japan
December 10, 1994 · Theatrical
Netherlands
November 3, 1994 · Theatrical
February 18, 2003 · TV · V8
April 1, 2009 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
April 1, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
October 7, 1994 · Theatrical
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