SubUrbia (1996)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Richard Linklater

Writers (WGA):

Eric Bogosian (play)
Eric Bogosian (screenplay)

Release Date:

7 February 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A group of suburbian teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults. Loosely based on the life of Eric the scriptwriter of the film.

Plot Keywords:

Rock Star | Convenience Store | Suburban | Cigarettes | Public Nudity

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Jayce Bartok	...	Pony
Amie Carey	...	Sooze
Nicky Katt	...	Tim
Ajay Naidu	...	Nazeer Choudhury
Parker Posey	...	Erica
Giovanni Ribisi	...	Jeff
Samia Shoaib	...	Pakeesa Choudhury
Dina Waters	...	Bee-Bee (as Dina Spybey)
Steve Zahn	...	Buff
Kitt Brophy	...	Sooze's Mom
Jonn Cherico	...	Shopping Channel Host
Keith Preusse	...	Officer Chip
Eric Park	...	Officer Gary
William Martin Hayes	...	Scuff
Bill Wise	...	George the Limo Driver
M.J. Lin	...	Restaurant Hostess
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Atherton	...	Extra (uncredited)
Prebble Ramswell	...	Beauty (Driver of VW) (uncredited)
Ryan Wickerham	...	Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Linklater

Writing credits (WGA)
Eric Bogosian		(play)
Eric Bogosian		(screenplay)

Produced by
Ginger Sledge	....	line producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer
Anne Walker-McBay	....	producer

Cinematography by
Lee Daniel		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sandra Adair

Casting by
Alycia Aumuller
Judy Henderson

Production Design by
Catherine Hardwicke

Art Direction by
Seth Reed

Set Decoration by
Keith Fletcher

Costume Design by
Melanie Armstrong Fletcher		(as Melanie Armstrong)

Makeup Department
Candi Duke	....	key makeup artist
Sharon McDonald	....	hair intern
Sharon McDonald	....	makeup intern
Kelly Nelson	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Amy Lowrey	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dave Halls	....	second second assistant director
Catherine Hardwicke	....	second unit director
James Alan Hensz	....	first assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Peter Atherton	....	art department assistant
Robert Andrew Blackwood	....	construction coordinator
Bart Brown	....	set dresser
Nathan Calhoun	....	carpenter
Jonn Cherico	....	graphics designer
Vicki Dempsey	....	property intern (as Vicki B. Dempsey)
Keith Donnelly	....	art department assistant
Melinda Briana Epler	....	creator of Sooze's artwork (as Melinda Epler)
Krista Ernst	....	lead scenic artist
Matt Frederick	....	art department intern (as Matt Frederick)
Stanford Gilbert	....	property master (as Stanford S. Gilbert)
Joe Herlocker	....	set dresser
Jason Jurica	....	property intern
Gary Ledyard	....	lead man
Caitlin Maloney	....	art department coordinator
Darren Patnode	....	carpenter
Mark Wallace	....	first assistant property master

Sound Department
Dana Austin	....	adr recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter)
Dana Austin	....	foley recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter)
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Wayne Bell	....	sound effects editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Robert Deschaine	....	foley mixer
Eric Friend	....	foley editor
Stan Ginsel	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Hammond	....	supervising sound editor
Christian Moore	....	dialogue editor
Jennifer Murphy	....	location sound mixer
Larry Seyer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David A. Smith	....	boom operator (as David Allen Smith)
Scott Streetman	....	cable puller
Peter Waggoner	....	adr recordist

Stunts
Walter Strait	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Abby Antweil	....	electrician
Richard Ball	....	best boy grip (as Richard J. Ball Jr.)
Layton Blaylock	....	director of photography: second unit
Dwight Cary	....	electrician: second unit (as Dwight Carey)
Scott Conn	....	electrician
Phil Curry	....	gaffer
Tom Kalbfleisch	....	electrician
Jimmy Lindsey	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michelle Madison	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Doug Mercer	....	additional grip
Deana Newcomb	....	still photographer
Dennis Reynolds	....	second assistant camera
Donis Rhoden	....	additional grip (as Donis R. Rhoden)
Matt Richardson	....	grip (as Matthew Richardson)
Wally Rowell	....	additional electrician (as Walton Rowell)
Mike Sheeren	....	dolly grip
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip
Cara Singleton	....	camera intern
Todd Smiley	....	best boy electric (as Todd E. Smiley)
Tom Taylor	....	key first assistant camera (as Thomas N. Taylor)
Joseph Vasquez	....	grip (as Joe Vasquez)
Clark Walker	....	assistant camera: second unit
Ralph Watson	....	camera operator
Harrison Witt	....	electrician
John Johns	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Robyn Knoll	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Robyn Levinson	....	casting associate: New York
Sharon Levy	....	casting assistant: New York
Gabriel R. Martinez	....	location casting intern
Lizzie Curry Martinez	....	location casting (as Lizzie Curry Martínez)
James Pantone	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Lisa Pantone	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Ellen Stader	....	location casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lee Hunsaker	....	set costumer
Janice Janacek	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Janice Janecek)

Editorial Department
Gena Bleier	....	assistant editor (as Gena Beth Bleier)
Mark Coffey	....	avid assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Cherie King	....	apprentice editor
Eric A. Lewy	....	first assistant editor
Nerissa Oden	....	second assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Guy Sappington	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Carol Sue Baker	....	music services
Bill Carter	....	music coach: "Pony"
Christopher S. Parker	....	assistant music coordinator (as Chris Parker)
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Robin Urdang	....	music coordinator
Lee Ranaldo	....	musician: guitar (uncredited)
Steve Shelley	....	musician: drums (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ronnie D. Chambers	....	driver (as Ronald D. Chambers)
Joe Dye	....	driver: honeywagon (as Joe N. Dye)
Cecil D. Evans	....	transportation coordinator
Joe Fiske	....	driver
Charles Lee Hackett	....	driver
Lonnie Nelson	....	driver (as Lonnie D. Nelson)
Charles W. Rice	....	driver: production van
Jay Wylie	....	driver production assistant (as Joseph W. Wylie)

Other crew
Alan Edward Bell	....	consultant: avid (as Alan Bell)
Caroline Brock	....	location manager
Amanda Burroughs	....	assistant: Mr. Bogosian
James Crowley	....	location manager
Robert Falls	....	director: original stage production
Joe Fiske	....	chef
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production coordinator
Jonathan Hennessey	....	set production assistant (as Jonathan R. Hennessey)
Mark Kates	....	a & r: DGC Records
Joanne Levin	....	assistant accountant
David Long	....	caterer (as Dave 'The Icebat' Long)
M.K. Marx	....	head chef
Morgan Miles	....	production accountant (as Morgan M. Miles)
Michael Moravek	....	production assistant: second unit
Marcus H. Nelson	....	stand-in (as Marcus Nelson)
Kellie Parks	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth Peters	....	stand-in
Joseph C. Peters	....	set production assistant
Monika Petrillo	....	script supervisor (as Monika von Manteuffel)
Daniel Salas-Porras	....	key production office assistant
Nick Sanders	....	craft service
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator
Christopher Telles	....	additional production assistant
Deborah Wiley	....	assistant post-production accountant
Caleb Womble	....	assistant production coordinator (as J. Caleb Womble)
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist
Mark David	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
André Bishop	....	thanks
Jo Bonney	....	thanks
Anne Cattaneo	....	thanks
Robert Falls	....	thanks
Brian Flaherty	....	thanks
Jeremy Fox	....	thanks
Bernard Gersten	....	thanks
Greg Groogan	....	thanks
Ethan Hawke	....	thanks
Deb Lewis	....	thanks
Robert Riley	....	thanks
Michael Uppendahl	....	thanks
Mark Vandermeulen	....	thanks
Harry Webster	....	thanks
Beth Wichterich	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Castle Rock Entertainment
• Detour Filmproduction

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1997) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Filmayer-Castle Rock-Turner S.A. (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Carlton (UK)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (TV)

Other Companies

• Austin Recording Studio  adr recording
• Austin Recording Studio  sound re-recording
• Cine Photo Tech  camera equipment provided by
• Olympic Sound Studios  adr and foley recording
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Sloss Law Office  legal services
• Sonic Youth  original music composed and performed by
• Sound One Corporation  adr recorded at
• Soundcrafter  sound post-production

Also Known As:

subUrbi@

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language including sex and drug references, teen drinking and brief nudity.

Runtime:

121 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Australia:M | Spain:13 | UK:18 | USA:R | UK:15 (video re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

Giovanni Ribisi and Richard Linklater had some dispute over Ribisi appearing nude in the film. Linklater eventually convinced him that it was "in his Moya character". Ribisi agreed.

Quotes:

Nazeer Choudhury: You're a drunk and an idiot.
Buff: Your wife sucks my cock every night, swallows my cum, and loves it. That's okay.
Nazeer Choudhury: Yeah, it's okay. You know, we have a saying back home: "Either the salt is rotten or the meat."

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Waking Life (2001)

Soundtrack:

Town Without Pity

Great film...

Eric Bogosian does it again. He made a great film with Oliver Stone (Talk Radio), and here he works wonders again with Richard Linklater (of Slacker fame).

Giovanni Ribisi is marvelous. Prior to viewing this film, I thought he was just a teen actor. Steve Zaun is also wonderful (the scene where he impulsively jumps up and hits his head on the street sign for no reason is a fave). Parker Posey (growl noise). Yummy.

Good film. Some plot problems, and a few issues here and there, but the wonderful Bogosian-penned dialogue makes up for it all.

All in all a solid 8-9.