The Doom Generation

"Sex. Violence. Whatever."

1995 1h 24m EN

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6.5

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55%

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METACRITIC

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6.1

IMDB

★6.5TMDB · 333🥫55%Rotten Tomatoes●48Metacritic★6.1IMDB · 18,530

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Synopsis

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Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.

“Sex. Violence. Whatever.”

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Cast

Rose McGowan
Amy Blue
James Duval
Jordan White
Johnathon Schaech
Xavier Red
Cress Williams
Peanut
Dustin Nguyen
Quickiemart Clerk
Lauren Tewes
TV Anchorwoman
Margaret Cho
Clerk's Wife
Christopher Knight
TV Anchorman

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Gregg Araki
Writers: Gregg Araki
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America, France

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RUNTIME

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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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ERA

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31 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Gregg Araki, shot by Jim Fealy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dan Gatto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Gregg Araki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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The take

Gregg Araki directs. Jim Fealy behind the camera. Dan Gatto scores. Gregg Araki cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America, France. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
2Shot for just $0.8M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
3Earned back only 36% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
431 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
5International production across 2 countries: United States of America, France.
6Directed by Gregg Araki, shot by Jim Fealy. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Original score by Dan Gatto. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
8Editor Gregg Araki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
9Rose McGowan and James Duval and Johnathon Schaech carry the top of the cast.
10Marketing tagline: "Sex. Violence. Whatever.".
11IMDB entry: tt0112887 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
12Classified under 22 themes, including "friendship", "california", "robbery", "nazi".
13Released under 21 different titles around the world.