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subUrbia
theatrical poster
Directed by	Richard Linklater
Produced by	Anne Walker-McBay
Written by	Eric Bogosian (play & screenplay)
Starring	Giovanni Ribisi Steve Zahn Nicky Katt Parker Posey Ajay Naidu
Cinematography	Lee Daniel
Editing by	Sandra Adair
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release date(s)	February 7, 1996 (1996-02-07)
Running time	121 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

subUrbia is a 1996 dark comedy film written by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Richard Linklater. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store.

Bogosian based the story on his own experiences growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The convenience store setting is based on the 7-11 in the "Four Corners" section of the west side of Woburn, and the high-school fight song that is sung in one scene is the actual Woburn High fight song ("Black and Orange" to the tune of "On Wisconsin").

Cast

• Jayce Bartok as Pony
• Giovanni Ribisi as Jeff
• Amie Carey as Sooze
• Nicky Katt as Tim
• Ajay Naidu as Nazeer Choudhury
• Parker Posey as Erica
• Steve Zahn as Buff
• Dina Spybey as Bee Bee
• Samia Shoaib as Pakeesa Choudhury
• William Martin Hayes as Scuff

Plot

In "Burnfield", a fictional suburb of Austin, TX, five young adults who have nothing to do with their lives, decide to hang out at "the corner" outside of a convenience store one night. On the same night, their friend, the only successful member of the group, now a rock star, has returned to his hometown to revisit his old stomping grounds. The friends hang out and talk about inane subjects, while realizing that they've been wasting away their lives doing nothing. They each want to make something of themselves, but ultimately, few of them do.

Soundtrack

• 1. "The Unheard Music" - Elastica & Stephen Malkmus
• 2. "Bee-Bee's Song" - Sonic Youth
• 3. "Bullet Proof Cupid" - Girls Against Boys
• 4. "Feather in Your Cap" - Beck
• 5. "Berry Meditation" - U.N.K.L.E.
• 6. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" - Boss Hog
• 7. "Cult" - Skinny Puppy
• 8. "Does Your Hometown Care?" - Superchunk
• 9. "Sunday" - Sonic Youth
• 10. "Human Cannonball" - Butthole Surfers
• 11. "Tabla in Suburbia" - Sonic Youth
• 12. "Hot Day" - Flaming Lips
• 13. "Psychic Hearts" - Thurston Moore
• 14. "Town Without Pity" - Gene Pitney

Reception

The film earned a ranking of 60% on Rotten Tomatoes. Roger Ebert gave the film a positive review giving the film 3 1/2 stars out of 4, Calling it "dark, intense and disturbing."

Awards

Ajay Naidu was nominated for Best Supporting Male at the 1997 Independent Spirit Awards but lost to Jason Lee.

External links

• subUrbia at the Internet Movie Database