Sight and Sound, 07/01/1994, p.50-1, "...Genuinely smart and funny..."
New York Times, 02/18/1994, p.C3, "...SLACKER without the slackness, intentionally commercial and breezily entertaining....A spectacular cast..."
Rolling Stone, 07/08/2004, p.138, "REALITY BITES is a touchstone for anyone just out of college and stuck with more ideals than job prospects..."
Entertainment Weekly, 03/11/1994, p.42, "...Tenderly funny..." -- Rating: A
Los Angeles Times, 02/18/1994, p.F1, "...A romantic comedy that is cheerful, edgy and alive..."
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.
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Anamorphic Widescreen
Additional Release Material:
Commentary - 1. Ben Stiller - Star, Helen Childress - Writer
Featurettes - 1. Deleted Scenes with Introductions by Star Ben Stiller and Writer Helen Childress
2. Featurette with Cast Interviews
3. "Stay" by Lisa Loeb - Music Video
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.