Based on a play by Eric Bogosian this film directed by Richard Linklater deals with one night in the lives of several young people 'trapped' in an American suburb. The film features a cast of virtual unknowns with the exception of the so called 'Queen of the Indies' Parker Posey, though Nicky Katt, Giovanni Ribisi and Steve Zahn would all go on to considerable success.
Our group of characters have finished with high school but have as yet not decided what to do with the rest of their lives with the exception of the successful rock star, so they spend their nights outside the local convenience store. There are lots of issues and problems raised, discussed and analyzed here but the central theme is the 'American Dream' and its corruption for disassociated youth. The suburbs it seems are a breeding ground for many of the social problems of its day.
Good performances though some of the characters are surprisingly one dimensional while others are more fully realized. As a stage adaptation there ends ups being a lot of dialogue and it also ends up being fairly static.
Our group of characters have finished with high school but have as yet not decided what to do with the rest of their lives with the exception of the successful rock star, so they spend their nights outside the local convenience store. There are lots of issues and problems raised, discussed and analyzed here but the central theme is the 'American Dream' and its corruption for disassociated youth. The suburbs it seems are a breeding ground for many of the social problems of its day.
Good performances though some of the characters are surprisingly one dimensional while others are more fully realized. As a stage adaptation there ends ups being a lot of dialogue and it also ends up being fairly static.