Comedy drama

SubUrbia (1997): Cast, Ratings, Box Office & Plot

Name: SubUrbia
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 1997-02-07
Duration: 2 h 1 min
Cast: Steve Zahn, Giovanni Ribisi

SubUrbia is a 1997 comedy drama directed by Richard Linklater, starring Steve Zahn and Giovanni Ribisi. It is based on subUrbia by Eric Bogosian. It runs 2 hours 1 minute and earned $656,747 worldwide. It earned 1 award nomination, including Best Supporting Male at the Spirit Awards 1998. Critics gave it 63 on Metacritic.

worldwide gross: $656.7K
award nomination: 1
Metascore: 63

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Released: February 7, 1997
Runtime: 2h 1m (121 min)
Director: Richard Linklater
Genres: Drama , Comedy
Original language: English
Studio: Sony Pictures Classics
Based on: subUrbia by Eric Bogosian
After the credits: No No extra scene

The story

What Is SubUrbia About?

The premise of SubUrbia without spoilers, adapted from subUrbia by Eric Bogosian. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.

Five teenagers spend their days in a Texas suburb, drifting through life with little purpose and a growing sense of disillusionment. The arrival of Pony, a former friend who achieved rockstar success, shakes up their monotonous routines. His return forces them to examine their stagnant existence, the frustrations of small-town life, and the reasons they feel trapped. The film explores themes of ambition, disappointment, and the struggle to find meaning.

SubUrbia Themes & Keywords

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police officer
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playing guitar
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lighting a cigarette
listening to rock music
pizzeria
fast food
reading a magazine
playing harmonica
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policeman
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Cast & crew

SubUrbia Cast

Steve Zahn leads the cast, with Giovanni Ribisi. Directed by Richard Linklater.

Director Richard Linklater

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SubUrbia Reviews & Ratings

Critics gave SubUrbia 63 on Metacritic.

Metacritic

63 Metascore

User score 7.9
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TMDB

63% User score
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Plot

SubUrbia Plot Summary

What happens in SubUrbia from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.

Spoilers ahead

In the fictional town of Burnfield, a tight-knit circle of four young adults tows the line between boredom and trouble as they spend their nights at “the corner” outside a Circle A—a convenience store and gas station run by the couple Nazeer and Pakessa. The group centers on Jeff, who feels aimless and spends his time writing and dating Sooze, a community college student with dreams of studying visual arts in New York City. His closest companions are Buff, a reckless, bluntly frank friend whose bravado masks something more, and Tim, a heavy drinker with a troubled past who left the Air Force under less-than-sterling circumstances. The night scene is intimate and messy, a microcosm of their youth where loyalty and jealousy sit side by side with longing and fear.

Full summary

The whole story of SubUrbia, scene by scene

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