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''Reality Bites'' is a 1994 romantic {{dramedy}}/{{coming of age}} film directed by Creator/BenStiller, about four disaffected twentysomething friends from Houston trying to assess the direction of their aimless lives. It's widely remembered for capturing the zeitgeist (for better or worse) of 1990s Gen-Xers.

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''Reality Bites'' is a 1994 romantic {{dramedy}}/{{coming of age}} {{dramedy}} film directed by Creator/BenStiller, about four disaffected twentysomething friends from {{coming of age}} in Houston and trying to assess the direction of their aimless lives. It's The film is widely remembered for capturing the zeitgeist (for better or worse) of 1990s Gen-Xers.



According to the screenwriter, the film's title is supposed to be a play on the term "sound bites," meaning "bites of reality" and not "reality sucks," as it is commonly interpreted.

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According to the screenwriter, the film's title is supposed to be a play on the term "sound bites," meaning bites" (as in "bites of reality" reality"), and not "reality sucks," as it is commonly interpreted.interpreted.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Jeanne Tripplehorn (Stiller's then-girlfriend) plays a woman based on Creator/CindyCrawford, the host of an {{Expy}} of Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''House of Style''.

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* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Jeanne Tripplehorn Creator/JeanneTripplehorn (Stiller's then-girlfriend) plays a woman based on Creator/CindyCrawford, the host of an {{Expy}} of Creator/{{MTV}}'s ''House of Style''.


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* ShoutOutToShakespeare: At one point Troy answers the phone with, "Hello, you've reached [[Theatre/RichardIII the winter of our discontent]]".

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* TakeThat: To MTV and ''Series/TheRealWorld''.


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* TakeThat: To MTV and ''Series/TheRealWorld''.
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* ButNotTooGay: Sammy's first boyfriend Lance is introduced to Lelaina, but not even shown onscreen because Lelaina is too concerned with where Troy is.

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* ButNotTooGay: Sammy's first boyfriend Lance is introduced to Lelaina, but not even his face is only shown onscreen because Lelaina is too concerned with where Troy is.once in his few seconds of screentime.
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There's no actual beat in there.


According to the screenwriter, the film's title is supposed to be a play on term "sound bites," meaning "bites of reality" and not "reality sucks," as it is commonly interpreted.

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According to the screenwriter, the film's title is supposed to be a play on the term "sound bites," meaning "bites of reality" and not "reality sucks," as it is commonly interpreted.



-->'''Vickie:''' [Troy]'s weird, he's strange, he's sloppy, he's a total nightmare for women. ({{Beat}}) I can't believe I haven't slept with him yet.

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-->'''Vickie:''' [Troy]'s weird, he's strange, he's sloppy, he's a total nightmare for women. ({{Beat}}) I can't believe I haven't slept with him yet.



* InformedAttribute: Troy allegedly has a genius level IQ, but is unable to offer a remotely accurate definition of irony.

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* InformedAttribute: Troy allegedly has a genius level genius-level IQ, but is unable to offer a remotely accurate definition of irony.



* {{Yuppie}}: Michael isn't very bright, but he's a young, successful go-getter who wears suits and has his life in order, as opposed to the drop-out Troy.

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* {{Yuppie}}: Michael isn't very bright, but he's a young, successful go-getter who wears suits and has his life in order, as opposed to the drop-out dropout Troy.

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