A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Acting
Ethan Hawke's annoying-sexy Troy defined a generation.
Direction
Stiller mocks his own yuppie character deliciously.
Director
Ben Stiller
Winona Ryder
Lelaina Pierce
Ethan Hawke
Troy Dyer
Janeane Garofalo
Vickie Miner
Steve Zahn
Sammy Gray
Ben Stiller
Michael Grates
Swoosie Kurtz
Charlane McGregor
Harry O'Reilly
Wes McGregor
Joe Don Baker
Tom Pierce
Renée Zellweger
Tami
John Mahoney
Grant Gubler
Eric Morgan Stuart
Damien
Barry Del Sherman
Grant's Produzent
Chelsea Lagos
Troy Groupie
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film IS the '90s slacker aesthetic it critiques — ironic, no? The Gap employment joke hits different now.
Lisa Loeb became the first unsigned artist to hit #1 thanks to this soundtrack. Stiller directed her music video too.
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