Name: Reality Bites
Genre: romantic comedy film, coming-of-age film, drama film, LGBTQ-related film
Duration: 94 min
Cast: Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke, Janeane Garofalo, Steve Zahn, Ben Stiller

A pale yellow wedge and a plain silver drinks can stand together on a small ceramic plate against a light green background. — Original artwork

He's so cheesy, I can't watch him without crackers.

Lelaina Pierce

A small carved wooden pew stands against a blue-gray background, with a slender spent match resting across its top. — Original artwork

Are you religious?

Lelaina Pierce

A tilted glass jar containing a golden question mark, resting on plum velvet. — Original artwork

Troy, aren't you excited?

Lelaina Pierce

A small vintage television glows yellow beside a ball of gold yarn and loose loops of thread against a green background. — Original artwork

Why can't things just go back to normal at the end of the half hour, like on the Brady Bunch?

Lelaina Pierce

Painterly round sunglasses beside fallen leaves on warm terracotta tiles. — Original artwork

Have I stepped over some line in the sands of coolness with you, because excuse me if somebody doesn't know the secret handshake with you.

Michael

Painterly brass balance scale tilted by crumpled pink paper against grey. — Original artwork

You got fired? I mean, that just screws up my whole idea of good and evil and God.

Sammy

A green glass water bottle next to a pink cassette tape on a mint background. — Original artwork

Did he dazzle you with his extensive knowledge of mineral water? Or was it his in-depth analysis of, uh, uh, Marky Mark that finally reeled you in?

Troy Dyer

A crumpled dark felt hat rests on a wooden stool beside a frosted window in a dim blue-grey room. — Original artwork

Hello, you've reached the winter of our discontent.

Troy Dyer

A tall stack of index cards and a magnifier next to a small gray owl figurine in big round glasses. — Original artwork

He's the reason Cliffs Notes were invented.

Troy Dyer

A single amber glass ring overlapping a small neat grid of empty rings on cream paper. — Original artwork

I am the only real thing you have.

Troy Dyer

An orange horseshoe magnet sits beside scattered paper clips and one clip suspended from a fine thread. — Original artwork

If I could bottle the sexual tension between Bonnie Franklin and Shnyder, I could solve the energy crisis.

Troy Dyer

A rumpled cream pillow stands beside a small alarm clock under a slanting beam of golden light. — Original artwork

One of these days I'm gonna wake up, before noon-

Troy Dyer

So what do you say, Lelaina?

Troy Dyer

A glass orb filled with swirling violet light rests on a small clear stand against a dark indigo background. — Original artwork

What happened is that um, I kinda got this arcane glimpse of the universe and the best thing I can say about that is... I don't know.

Troy Dyer

A brown glove with one raised finger casts an exclamation-mark-shaped shadow on pale ground. — Original artwork

Don't Bogart that can, man...

Vickie

Mauve and sage ribbons loop around one another on pale fabric. — Original artwork

Do you ever wish you were a lesbian? Don't you think it would be so much easier?

Vickie

An ornate gold mirror displays a pale jester's cap above draped ivory fabric and small gold objects. — Original artwork

Evian is naive spelled backward.

Vickie

Two mismatched teacups rest on a broken saucer over pink-and-olive checked cloth. — Original artwork

Laney, sex is the quickest way to ruin a friendship.

Vickie

Two golden pastries face each other on a teal plate beside a fork and a folded white napkin. — Original artwork

Would the two of you just do it and get it over with? I’m starving!

Vickie

A small round table with four chairs and a single gold plate set at one place on a cranberry background. — Original artwork

Ta da. We're going to eat gas.

Vicki

A worn cushion rests on a brown plaid armchair in warm window light. — Original artwork

It's cool, Troy, you can stay. Welcome to the maxi-pad.

Vicky

Navy graduation cap with gold tassel resting on plain sealed envelopes bearing blank wax discs — Original artwork

My favorite part about graduating now will be dodging my student loan officer for the rest of my life. He will be in cahoots with the Columbia Record and Tape Company guy who’s been after my ass for years.

Vicky