Reality Bites (1994)
| Release Date | 18 February 1994 |
| US Box Office | $21,000,000 |
| Tagline | A comedy about love in the '90s. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Houston, Texas, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Ensemble Film, Coming-of-Age, Romantic Comedy |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Themes | Twentysomething Life, Love Triangles, Filmmaking |
| Tones | Talky, Cynical, Irreverent, Wry, Bright, Humorous, Whimsical |
| Tags | Depression, Father, Friendship, Generation X, Graduation, Job, Love Triangle, Slacker, Television |
Reality Bites is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and featuring the directorial debut of Ben Stiller. It stars Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Stiller, with major supporting roles played by Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn. The film was shot on location in Austin and Houston, Texas in 42 days. The plot is centered on Lelaina (Ryder), an aspiring videographer working on a documentary called Reality Bites about the disenfranchised lives of her friends and roommates (Hawke, Garofalo, and Zahn), and to a certain degree, about Lelaina herself. Their challenges, both documented and not, exemplify some of the career and lifestyle choices faced by Generation X.
Cast and Crew
Harry O'Reilly
Wes McGregor
Susan Norfleet
Helen Anne Pierce
James Rothenberg
Rick
Eric Morgan Stuart
Damien
Barry Del Sherman
Grant's Producer
Chelsea Lagos
Troy Groupie
Jubal Palmer
Player #1
Marti Greene
Player #2
John Walsh
Player #3
Helen Childress
Waitress
David Pirner
Phineas
Mick Lazinski
Stand-Up Comic
Jeff Kahn
Stage Manager
Nathan December
Troy's guitarist
Glen Naessens
Himself
John F. O'Donohue
Food Mart Clerk
Director
Writer
Helen Childress
Producer
Bill Finnegan
supervising producer
Wm. Barclay Malcolm
executive producer
Sheldon Pinchuk
supervising producer
Lori-Etta Taub
associate producer
Cinematographer
Emmanuel Lubezki
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Editor
Lisa Zeno Churgin
John Spence
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Casting Director
Francine Maisler
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Production Designer
Sharon Seymour
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Art Director
Jeff Knipp
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Set Decorator
Maggie Martin
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Costume Designer
Eugenie Bafaloukos
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Makeup Department
Claude Díaz
hair stylist
Deborah K. Larsen
makeup artist
Peter Savic
hair designer
Donna Spahn
hair stylist: Houston
Marja Webster
key makeup artist, key hair stylist
Production Manager
Bill Finnegan
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Larson
second assistant director
Keri L. McIntyre
first assistant director
Allan Wertheim
first assistant director
Art Department
Jon Aguilar
assistant property master
Michael Armani
set designer
Curtis Baruth
construction coordinator
Maike Both
set dresser
Jeffrey Cahill
carpenter
John Coven
storyboard artist
Paulette Fox
scenic painter
Roger L. King
carpenter
Michael Larkins
carpenter
Donna Lindholm
construction runner
Wayne Lindholm
lead carpenter, construction foreman
James Malley
set dresser
Eric McHugh
on-set dresser
Andrew Moore
construction foreman
Timothy O'Brien
carpenter
Tony Palermo
property assistant
James Parks
carpenter
Lynda Reiss
property master
Francis J. Roix
carpenter
Amy Skjonsby-Winslow
art department coordinator
Christopher Stull
assistant art director: Houston
Benners Fox Vail
lead man
Chris L. Winslow
lead scenic painter
Sound Department
Rick Alexander
supervising re-recording mixer
Bob Baron
adr mixer
Dean Beville
foley editor
James Bolt
sound re-recording mixer
Andy D'Addario
sound re-recording mixer
Ezra Dweck
foley mixer
Judee Flick
supervising adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick
supervising sound editor
Rick Freeman
foley editor
Walter Charles Gorey
boom operator: Houston
Dana Gustafson
assistant sound editor
David Halbert
boom operator
Stephen Halbert
sound mixer
Dan Hegeman
adr editor
R.J. Kizer
sound editor
Elliott Koretz
sound editor
David McDonald
adr recordist
Michael Mirkovich
assistant sound editor
Albert Romero
sound recordist
Catherine Rowe
foley artist
Joan Rowe
foley artist
Paul Vydel
adr mixer: New York
Marvin Walowitz
sound editor
Wayne Bell
sound effects
Special Effects
David Amborn
special effects
Arnold Peterson
special effects
Visual Effects
Clayton R. Marsh
optical line-up
Stunts
Charles Croughwell
stunts
Barbara Anne Klein
stunts
Amanda Rogers
stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Kenneth J. Byrnes
electric rigging crew: Houston
Wayne 'Woody' Cone
grip
Scott Conn
electrician: Houston
Larry Crayton
electrician: Houston
Laurence Cropley
electrician
Sean Devine
grip rigging crew: Houston
Joseph Dianda
key grip
Warren Feldman
camera loader
Ray Garcia
grip rigging crew: Houston
Stan Glapa
camera remote: Houston
Andrew Glover
electrician
Paris L. Gutierrez
electric rigging crew: Houston
Larry Huston
Steadicam assistant
John Lacy
electrician: Houston
Daniel D. Lange
electrician: Houston
Galen Lange
electrician: Houston
Paul T. LeBlanc
video assist operator: Houston
Mark E. Long
electric rigging crew: Houston
William J. McDevitt
grip
Michael Wayne Miller
grip rigging crew: Houston
Dayton Nietert
gaffer
Michael R. Oddo
dolly grip
Jeff Orsa
electrician
Scott Patten
grip
Jeffrey Pinchuk
camera production assistant
Rick Raphael
Steadicam operator
Van Redin
still photographer
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam operator
Daisy Smith
second assistant camera
Egon Stephan
Steadicam assistant
Harrison Craig Stephens
electric rigging crew: Houston
Richard Tibbetts
electrician: Houston
Rick Tiedeman
Steadicam operator
Lynn Troupe
best boy
Ralph Unger
electrician: Houston
Joseph Vasquez
electrician: Houston
Derek Voy
electrician
Dan Wagner
first assistant camera
Greg Wardell
best boy
Georgia Packard
camera operator
Bubba Sheffield
key rigging grip
Animation Department
Steve Kirklys
animator: "Reality Bites" sequence
Casting Department
Kathy Driscoll
casting associate
Kathryn Eisenstein
casting associate
Barbara Harris
adr voice casting
Rich King
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda S. Cormany
wardrobe supervisor: men
Lori Eskowitz
wardrobe supervisor: women
Caitlin Shamberg
wardrobe production assistant
Nancy Steiner
assistant costume designer
Editorial Department
Gena Bleier
first assistant editor
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
Lorisa Francis-Marrero
post-production coordinator
Herb Hickey
color timer
Nina Lucia
second assistant editor
Paul Bronkar
video colorist
Music Department
Rupert Coulson
score recording & mixing
Ron Fair
executive soundtrack producer: RCA Records
Christopher Notarthomas
assistant music editor
Greg O'Connor
composer: additional music
Jennifer Pyken
music coordinator
Karyn Rachtman
music supervisor
Mary Ramos
music coordinator
Andrew Silver
music editor
Karl Wallinger
music arranger, score engineer, orchestrator
Transportation Department
Hal Davis
transportation captain
Felician Ghitescu
driver
Chuck Hanson
driver
Kenneth L. Hardman
driver
Ron Hardman
transportation coordinator
Bob Hendrix
driver
William Hogue
driver
Gene R. Johnson
driver
Jim Koenekamp
driver
Thomas M. Krigbaum
driver
Donald H. Lewis
driver
Stephen Thomas Steele
driver
Gary D. Watts
driver
Glenn Knowlton
driver
Other Crew
Shayn Adamson
production assistant
Susan Bradley
title designer
Ruth Britt
voice talent
Raquel Caballes Maxwell
assistant production coordinator
Alfred Cervantes
teamster
Curtis Collins
location manager
Kathy Craft
craft service: Houston
Caroline Digiulio
production assistant
Ivana Di Tommaso
assistant: William Finnegan
Holly Dorff
voice talent
Cynthia Felde
production assistant: Houston
Primrose Fukuchi
production accountant
Whitney E. Gates
assistant: Stacey Sher
Steve Gehrke
script supervisor
Pamela Haber
production assistant: Houston
Phil Hardage
key set production assistant: Houston
Diana L. Hayes
assistant location manager
Steven Hentges
production assistant: Houston
Ilyse Horowitz
assistant: Ben Stiller
Uri Horowitz
production assistant
Maureen Jennings
production associate
James Jones
video sequences producer
Aaron Khristeus
production controller
Carlyle King
voice talent
Gina Landerer
craft service
Josephine Landerer
craft service
Adam Loef
production assistant
Steve Madigan
production assistant
David McCharen
voice talent
Linda Olszewski
production assistant
Valerie Peterson
production coordinator
Peter M. Robarts
location manager
Vernon Scott
voice talent
Emilie Shirer
assistant: Winona Ryder
Israel Sifuentes
production assistant: Houston
Michael Strauss
production assistant
Becky Thyre
voice talent
Ellen L. Warren
location manager: Houston
Kieran Woo
accounting assistant
Jeff Wunderlich
video graphic design
Homer Jon Young
production assistant: Houston
Meredith B. Robinson
production assistant
Thanks
Production Company
Jersey Films
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Argentina Video Home
CIC Vídeo
CIC-Taft Home Video
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United International Pictures (UIP)
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Universal Home Video
Universal Pictures
Special Effects
Illusion Arts
John Frazier Special Effects
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Miscellaneous
Air Studios
mixed at, additional sound recording
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies
Cinema Research
titles and opticals
Clein & White
unit publicity
Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
color timing
Kathy Craft
craft service
Kona Cutting
negative cutting
Mind Your Music
music coordination
Movie Movers
cast trailers
Panavision
camera and lenses
Paskal Lighting
lighting equipment
RCA Records
soundtrack
Seaview Studios, London
score recording
Universal Studios Sound Facilities
sound re-recorded at
Video Unit (beta unit)
houston unit
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Ben Stiller
Reality Bites
The Cable Guy (1996)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
Zoolander (2001)
