Nowhere (1997)
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27% of critics liked it
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Described by director Gregg Araki as "A Beverly Hills 90210 episode on acid" (with no suggestions of what it might be cut with), Nowhere is a companion piece with Araki's previous meditations on youth gone wild in the 1990s, Totally F***ed Up and The Doom Generation -- Araki's… More Described by director Gregg Araki as "A Beverly Hills 90210 episode on acid" (with no suggestions of what it might be cut with), Nowhere is a companion piece with Araki's previous meditations on youth gone wild in the 1990s, Totally F***ed Up and The Doom Generation -- Araki's self-described "teen apocalypse trilogy." Nowhere follows 18-year-old Dark Smith (James Duval) as he goes through a fairly typical day in Los Angeles. Dark needs, but rarely gets, emotional support from his girlfriend Mel (Rachel True). Mel, however, is also involved with a girl named Lucifer (Kathleen Robertson), while Dark moons over hunky Montgomery (Nathan Bexton). Dark's best friend Cowboy (Guillermo Diaz) has troubles of his own, as his boyfriend and bandmate Bart (Jeremy Jordan) is back on drugs and spending most of his time with his dealer. Mel's friends include sugar junkie Dingbat (Christina Applegate), doomsday poetess Alyssa (Jordan Ladd), and Egg (Sarah Lassez), who is being unexpectedly wooed by a Famous Teen Idol (Jason Simmons). Egg's brother Ducky (Scott Caan) has a crush on Alyssa, but she's keeping company with a biker named Elvis (Thyme Lewis). Alyssa's assignation with Elvis gets a psychic boost by her twin brother Shad (Ryan Phillippe) and his tryst with Lilith (Heather Graham). The day continues on a roller coaster of kinky sex, hallucinogenic drugs, random violence, romantic misunderstandings, alien abductions, and (of course) a wild party, this time at the home of noted hipster Jujyfruit (Gibby Haynes). Like The Doom Generation, Nowhere features a wealth of pop culture icons in cameo appearances, including John Ritter, Traci Lords, Charlotte Rae, Eve Plumb, and Shannen Doherty. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Directed By
- Gregg Araki
- Written By
- Gregg Araki
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- In Theaters
- May 9, 1997 Wide
- On DVD
- Oct 21, 1997
- Studio
- New Line Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, Variety
Spinning his wheels, Araki has made yet another film about disaffected youth, and while thematically, Nohere has nothing new to offer, there are some minor visual rewards; film's title also describes Araki's lack of direction.
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
A film that is vile and John Waters funny (ugh!).
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Michael Szymanski, Zap2it.com
Great bisexual film with hip cool characters!
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Cast
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James Duval
as Dark
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Rachel True
as Mel
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Nathan Bexton
as Montgomery
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Guillermo Díaz
as Cowboy
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Chiara Mastroianni
as Kriss
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Debi Mazar
as Kozy
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Kathleen Robertson
as Lucifer
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Sarah Lassez
as Egg
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Jaason Simmons
as The Teen Idol
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Joshua Gibran Mayweather
as Zero
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Mena Suvari
as Zoe
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Thyme Lewis
as Elvis
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Jordan Ladd
as Alyssa
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John Ritter
as Moses Helper
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Christina Applegate
as Dingbat
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Alan Boyce
as Handjob
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Heather Graham
as Lilith
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Rose McGowan
as Val Chick 3
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Scott Caan
as Ducky
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Ryan Phillippe
as Shad
- James Duvall
- Balthazar Getty
