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Reality Bites

Reality Bites is a 1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and directed by Ben Stiller in his feature directorial debut. It stars Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Stiller, with supporting roles by Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn. The film follows aspiring videographer Lelaina Pierce, working on a documentary about the…

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Box office
$41 million
Budget
$11.5 million
Cinematography
Emmanuel Lubezki
Country
United States
Directed by
Ben Stiller
Distributed by
Universal Pictures

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related to Development · 26
Reality Bites → America, As, Ben Stiller, Blue Bayou, Childress, For, He, Helen Childress, In, Initially, Japanese, Lelaina, Lelaina Pierce, Michael Grates, Michael Shamberg, Originally, Sammy Gray, Stacey Sher, Stiller, The
related to Critical reception · 20
Reality Bites → Audiences, But, By, Caryn James, CinemaScore, Desson Howe, Generation, Helen Childress, If, In, Like, On Metacritic, Review, Richard Schickel, Rotten Tomatoes, Stiller, The, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Time
related to Box office · 11
Reality Bites → Bruce Feldman, Canada, Generation, In, Initially, Marketing, Stiller, The, United States, Universal, Universal Pictures' Vice President
related to External links · 9
Reality Bites → AFI Catalog, Ben Stiller, Box Office MojoReality Bites, Feature FilmsReality Bites, IMDbReality Bites, Interview, Moving Image, Rotten TomatoesReality Bites, Texas Archive
Starring · 8
Reality Bites → Ben Stiller, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Don Baker, John Mahoney, Steve Zahn, Swoosie Kurtz, Winona Ryder
related to Release · 4
Reality Bites → February, January, Sundance Film Festival, United States
Release dates · 2
Reality Bites → February 18, 1994 (1994-02-18), January 28, 1994 (1994-01-28) (Sundance)
Box office · 1
Reality Bites → $41 million
Budget · 1
Reality Bites → $11.5 million
Cinematography · 1
Reality Bites → Emmanuel Lubezki

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Reality BitesBox office$41 million1.00infobox
Reality BitesBudget$11.5 million1.00infobox
Reality BitesCinematographyEmmanuel Lubezki1.00infobox
Reality BitesCountryUnited States1.00infobox
Reality BitesDirected byBen Stiller1.00infobox
Reality BitesDistributed byUniversal Pictures1.00infobox
Reality BitesEdited byLisa Churgin1.00infobox
Reality BitesLanguageEnglish1.00infobox
Reality BitesMusic byKarl Wallinger1.00infobox
Reality BitesProduced byDanny DeVito Michael Shamberg1.00infobox
Reality BitesProduction companyJersey Films1.00infobox
Reality BitesRelease datesJanuary 28, 1994 (1994-01-28) (Sundance)1.00infobox
Reality BitesRelease datesFebruary 18, 1994 (1994-02-18)1.00infobox
Reality BitesRunning time99 minutes1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringWinona Ryder1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringEthan Hawke1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringBen Stiller1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringJaneane Garofalo1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringSteve Zahn1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringSwoosie Kurtz1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringJoe Don Baker1.00infobox
Reality BitesStarringJohn Mahoney1.00infobox
Reality BitesWritten byHelen Childress1.00infobox
Reality Bitesis a1994 American romantic comedy-drama film written by Helen Childress and directed by Ben Stiller in his feature directorial debut0.90text

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