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The Doom Generation (1995)

The Doom Generation
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Cress Williams, James Duval, Johnathon Schaech

Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embark on a sex and violence-filled journey through an America of psychos and quickiemarts.

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R, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed by: Gregg Araki
Release Date: Oct 25, 1995
DVD Release Date: Aug 04, 1998

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4 days ago
What a pretentious piece of shit this was. It's pointless and the dialogue is just pointless. Then there's the horrible running joke that every number must be 666, oooohhh Satanic! Which is unfortunate cause the movie had the potential to at least... (read more)
25 days ago
Disappointed not what I was expecting from the talent director Gregg Araki. It was entertaining I'll give him that not sure why but I was some what fascinated by it. I thought all three main actors were really good, and played well off each other. Bu... (read more)
45 days ago
fuk all that. i watch this movie a 100000000 time and ill still love it.
84 days ago
One of my first TIFF movies and still one of my favourites. Great movie and great soundtrack.
122 days ago
Why did I attempt to rewatch this shit?

This movie has absolutely no direction. The film is obviously trying to connect with a nihilistic generation. It should be so lucky. At least nihilism has an ethos, albeit a simple one: nothing. The Doom Gene... (read more)

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1445 days ago
Nick Schager, Lessons of Darkness
Self-consciously strives for transgressive nihilism without ever recognizing the sheer absurdity of its every component.
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3127 days ago
Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
It's a savagely funny ride fueled by Araki's insight and blunt compassion.
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3625 days ago
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
This is the kind of movie where the filmmaker hopes to shock you with sickening carnage and violent amorality, while at the same time holding himself carefully aloof from it with his style.
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