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If this film is supposed to represent Generation X then we’re a pretty shallow lot. The central characters pretend to be about something more than the establishment, but in reality they’re slacker rich kids who feel they have some kind of entitlement. The film pretends to be rebellious, but in the end the Man wins because the righteous cool kids are really a bunch of posers.

Lelaina Pierce (Winona Ryder, EDWARD SCISSORHANDS) is supposed to be the valedictorian, but can’t even remember her graduation speech when she misplaces a page. She is filming a documentary about her friends who are all kids of divorced parents. It’s supposed to be a deep look at her generation’s identity. Troy Dyer (Ethan Hawke, DEAD POETS SOCIETY) is a pretentious fledgling rocker who dropped out of school just shy of a Philosophy degree. He’s such a rebel. Vickie Miner (Janeane Garofalo, MYSTERY MEN) is promiscuous and fears getting AIDS. She currently works at the GAP until who knows, because we never find out much more about her. Sammy Gray (Steve Zahn, HAPPY, TEXAS) is their obligatory gay friend. One day Lelaina throws her cigarette into the convertible of Michael Grates (Ben Stiller, ZOOLANDER), who happens to be a producer at the MTV-on-steroids TV network, In Your Face. When he starts dating Lelaina, Troy becomes jealous and a jerk.

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