At a sizable public college, high-minded student Eddy is forced to room with the slovenly Stuart, but the pair strike up a surprising friendship. When attractive co-ed Alex is assigned to live with the two male students because of her gender-neutral name, a roundabout love triangle ensues. Eddy secretly yearns for Stuart, who wants Alex, but she prefers Eddy. The complex situation leads to sexual experimentation and strained relationships.
Writing
Whip-smart dialogue that actually sounds like pretentious college kids.
Acting
Josh Charles's aching sensitivity anchors the chaos.
Direction
Fleming keeps three-way tension taut without tipping into exploitation.
Director
Andrew Fleming
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released months before 'Reality Bites,' this was part of a brief 1994 wave of Gen-X relationship experiments that studios immediately abandoned for safer rom-coms.
Lara Flynn Boyle filmed this between 'Twin Peaks' seasons; her agent reportedly hated the project. The water balloon fight was entirely improvised after Baldwin kept missing his marks.
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