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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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The Four Corners of Nowhere
"That which doesn't kill you can make you really bitter"
1995 1h 51m EN
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7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 1
ComedyDrama
Synopsis
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Seven recent graduates, underemployed and frustrated, reunite in their Michigan college town.
“That which doesn't kill you can make you really bitter”
Cast
Mark McClain Wilson
Duncan
Amy Raasch
Jenny
Eric Vesbit
Toad
David Wilcox
Hank
Melissa Zafarana
Squeeze
Stephen Chbosky
Finneas
Julian Rad
Julian
Aaron Williams
Calvin
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Stephen Chbosky
- Writers
- Stephen Chbosky
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CRAFT
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Stephen Chbosky, shot by Peter Hawkins. 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 Stephen Thomas Cavit. 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 Randy Ludensky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Mark McClain Wilson and Amy Raasch and Eric Vesbit carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "That which doesn't kill you can make you really bitter".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0113099 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Stephen Chbosky directs. Peter Hawkins behind the camera. Stephen Thomas Cavit scores. Randy Ludensky cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 131 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Stephen Chbosky, shot by Peter Hawkins. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Original score by Stephen Thomas Cavit. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Editor Randy Ludensky shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 6Mark McClain Wilson and Amy Raasch and Eric Vesbit carry the top of the cast.
- 7Marketing tagline: "That which doesn't kill you can make you really bitter".
- 8IMDB entry: tt0113099 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Peter Hawkins
- Original score
- Stephen Thomas Cavit
- Editing
- Randy Ludensky
- Runtime
- 111 min · 1h 51m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Stephen Chbosky
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- AM
American Platypus Entertainment
US
Key crew
- ProducerJulian Rad
- Associate ProducerRandy Ludensky
- Associate ProducerMark McClain Wilson
- Associate ProducerStephen Chbosky
- EditorRandy Ludensky
- SoundErin Kamler
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- radio
- slacker
- generation-x
- ann arbor
- independent film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1995-01-20· Sundance Film Festival
- Premiere1995-07-22· Chicago Underground Film Festival (Best Narrative Feature)
- Theatrical (limited)1997-10-08· Cleveland Museum of Art "Wednesdaypendents" film series
- Theatrical (limited)1995-09-01· Coolidge Corner Theater, Brookline, MA
- Theatrical (limited)1995-03-12· Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, MI
- Theatrical (limited)1996-09-06· Los Angeles
- TV1997-12-03· Sundance Channel
