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The Doom Generation

1995 · 84 min

A grimy, nihilistic joyride through suburban wastelands, mixing shock violence, deadpan humor, and raw youthful alienation into a feverish punk fever dream.

Tagline: Sex. Violence. Whatever.
Overview: Jordan White and Amy Blue, two troubled teens, pick up an adolescent drifter, Xavier Red. Together, the threesome embarks on a sex- and violence-filled journey through a United States of psychos and quickie marts.

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
cynicalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: violence
sexuality
isolation
crime
identity
Places: road trip
suburbs
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language strong
Violence strong
Sex strong

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Action	5
Horror	6
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	7
Darkness	9
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: comedy, drama, crime
Directed by: Gregg Araki
Written by: Gregg Araki
Starring: Rose McGowan, James Duval, Johnathon Schaech, Cress Williams, Dustin Nguyen, Lauren Tewes, Margaret Cho, Christopher Knight
Music: Dan Gatto
Cinematography: Jim Fealy
Runtime: 84 min
Country: United States of America, France
Languages: English

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