subUrbia (film)
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| subUrbia | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Richard Linklater |
| Produced by | Anne Walker-McBay |
| Written by | Eric Bogosian |
| Starring | Giovanni Ribisi Steve Zahn Ajay Naidu Nicky Katt Parker Posey |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures Classics |
| Release date(s) | February 7, 1996 |
| Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
subUrbia is a 1996 dark comedy film based on the play subUrbia by Eric Bogosian and directed by Richard Linklater. The movie follows the relationships between a few young adults as they while away their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store.
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[edit] Cast
- Jayce Bartok - Pony
- Giovanni Ribisi - Jeff
- Amie Carey - Sooze
- Nicky Katt - Tim
- Ajay Naidu - Nazeer Choudhury
- Parker Posey - Erica
- Steve Zahn - Buff
- Dina Spybey - Bee Bee
- Samia Shoaib - Pakeesa Choudhury
- William Martin Hayes - Scuff
[edit] Plot summary
Set in "Burnfield", (A fictional suburb of Austin, TX) Richard Linklater's subUrbia is a film adaptation of Eric Bogosian's play about five teenagers who have nothing to do with their lives, who decide to hang out at "the corner" (outside of a convenience store) one night. On the same night, their friend, the only successful one out of the group who is now a rock star, has returned to his hometown to revisit his old surroundings. The friends decide to hang out and talk about inane subjects, while realizing that they've been wasting their lives away doing nothing, and that they actually want to make something of themselves, but ultimately, few of them do.
The play and movie are based on growing up in Woburn, MA (Burnfield in the movie), a suburb of Boston (Austin in the movie). The writer, Eric Bogosian, grew up in Woburn. The convienience store setting in the movie is based on the "7-11" in the "Four Corners" part of the west side of Woburn. The high-school fight song that is sung in one scene is the actual Woburn High fight song ("Black and Orange" to the tune of "On Wisconsin")
[edit] Soundtrack
| Suburbia: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||
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| Soundtrack by Various Artists | ||
| Released | February 7, 1997 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
The original soundtrack of the film was written and performed by Sonic Youth. Many consider the soundtrack to be one of the best compilations for a movie in the 90's.
- 1. Unheard Music - Cervenka, Exene
- 2. Bee-Bee's Song - Sonic Youth
- 3. Bullet Proof Cupid - Girls Against Boys
- 4. Feather in Your Cap - Beck
- 5. Berry Meditation - Goldsworth, T.
- 6. I'm Not Like Everybody Else - Davies, Ray
- 7. Cult - Goettel, D.R.
- 8. Does Your Hometown Care? - Superchunk
- 9. Sunday - Sonic Youth
- 10. Human Cannonball - Butthole Surfers
- 11. Tabla in Suburbia - Sonic Youth
- 12. Hot Day - Flaming Lips
- 13. Psychic Hearts - Moore, Thurston
- 14. Town Without Pity - Tiomkin, Dimitri
[edit] Reception
The film is thought of as a cult classic with it currently earning a ranking of 55% on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review giving the film 3 1/2 stars out of 4, Calling it "dark, intense and disturbing".
[edit] Awards
Ajay Naidu was nominated for Best Supporting Male at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards, But eventually lost to Jason Lee.
[edit] Themes
Themes from subUrbia include;
- Alienation of youth
- Lack of meeting places for young people
- Misguided dreams and aspirations
- Emptiness, blandness, and monotony of suburban life
- The "American Dream"
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[edit] External links
- subUrbia at the Internet Movie Database
