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Nowhere

Theatrical release poster

Directed by Gregg Araki

Produced by Gregg Araki

Andrea Sperling

Written by Gregg Araki

 James Duval
Starring
 Rachel True

Cinematography Arturo Smith

Edited by Gregg Araki

Distributed by Fine Line Features

Release date ‹See TfM›

 May 9, 1997

Running time 78 minutes

 Country United States
France

Language English

Box office $194,201[1]

Nowhere is a 1997 American black comedy drama film written and directed

by Gregg Araki. Described as 'Beverly Hills 90210 on acid', the film follows a day in
the lives of a group of Los Angeles high school students and the strange lives that
they lead. It stars an ensemble cast led by James Duval and Rachel True.
The film is Araki's sixth overall and third entry into his Teen Apocalypse trilogy,
preceded by Totally Fucked Up (1993) and The Doom Generation (1995). Like the
other films in the trilogy, it contains scenes of graphic violence and sexuality. The
film notably includes several cast members on the verge of stardom, including Ryan
Phillippe, Mena Suvari, Kathleen Robertson, and Denise Richards.

Contents

 1Plot
 2Cast
 3Reception
 4Home media
 5Soundtrack
o 5.1Track listing
 6References
 7External links

Plot[edit]
Dark and Mel are a bisexual couple in an open relationship. Mel is dating a girl
named Lucifer, who Dark hates, while Dark is interested in a mysterious boy he
keeps running into named Montgomery. The three of them meet up at a café they
frequent, where we're introduced to other teens they know, such as girls Alyssa,
Dingbat and Egg and Dark's friend Cowboy, and they discuss a party being held that
night by a man they know named Jujyfruit.
Alyssa tells Montgomery that it's said to be the day of the rapture, which scares him.
Egg then runs into an unnamed teen idol from Baywatch (played by Baywatch
actor Jaason Simmons), and the two leave together. Cowboy and Dark discuss the
former's relationship with his boyfriend and bandmate Bart, who's dependency on
heroin is driving them and the band apart, and Cowboy goes to look for him. Alyssa's
tells Dingbat that her palm of her hand feels weird, which is revealed to be because
her brother, Shad, is having a palm reading with his girlfriend Lilith.
After leaving the café, Egg and the teen idol go on a date together where he tells her
that he wants to run away with her, and the two go back to his place. Cowboy tracks
down Bart, first heading to his heroin supplier Handjob. He eventually finds him and
offers the chance to fix their relationship if he stops using drugs, but Bart declines.
Alyssa and Dingbat meet with Ducky, Egg's brother and Dingbat's crush, before
Alyssa meets up with her boyfriend Elvis. While waiting at a bus stop, Dark sees
three valley girls get abducted by an alien, which he tries to catch on video before it
disappears. Back in his bedroom he goes over the footage, but can't spot the alien.
Mel enters his room via his window and the two sleep together.
At the teen idol's place him and Egg watch TV together before he tries to make a
move on her. She rejects his advances, angering him and leading to him raping her.
Meanwhile, Bart has an S&M session with two girls, Kriss and Kozy. Dark and Mel
cuddle back at Dark's place before Mel realises she's late to picking up Lucifer for a
game of kick the can. He begs her to stay but she leaves anyway.
Mel's younger brother Zero goes to pick up his girlfriend Zoe to take her to the party
just as Dark and his friends play a drugged out game of hide and seek, during which
Montgomery gets abducted by the same alien from earlier, who Dark runs into in a
locker room. Getting impatient, the group leave without Montgomery, with Dark too
stunned to tell them about the alien. Egg and Bart both return home and watch the
same televangelist, Moses Helper, on TV, who encourages the two to commit
suicide in order to reach heaven.
On the way to the party Zero's car is stolen by a gang known as the Atari Gang. Him
and Zoe walk beside the road before Handjob, Kriss and Kozy offer them a ride. At
the party, Dark begs Mel to make their relationship monogamous but she instead
goes of with Surf and Ski, two brothers that she knows which angers Lucifer. Dark
goes outside and is joined by Dingbat when suddenly Ducky, after hearing about his
sister's suicide, leaps into a swimming pool, with Dingbat using CPR to resuscitate
him. Going back into the party, Dark enters a kitchen where he sees the same alien
from earlier. He meets with Handjob and begins to tell him about his day before
Alyssa and Elvis arrive. Elvis claims Handjob sold him cut drugs and beats him to
death with a can of tomato soup.
Dark returns home and records a diary entry on his video camera, saying how he's
'totally doomed'. As he attempts to sleep, Montgomery knocks on his window. Dark
lets him in as he explains that he was abducted and experimented on by aliens who
intend to invade Earth. The two lie down in bed together and Montgomery asks if he
can spend the night, with Dark saying only if he promises him to never leave. The
two close their eyes but are disturbed as Montgomery goes into a coughing fit,
leading him to explode into a shower of blood, leaving only a cockroach like alien
who exclaims 'I'm outta here' before crawling out of the window. A blood covered
Dark turns to the audience, staring with his mouth wide open.

Cast[edit]
 James Duval as Dark
 Rachel True as Mel
 Nathan Bexton as Montgomery
 Chiara Mastroianni as Kriss
 Debi Mazar as Kozy
 Kathleen Robertson as Lucifer
 Joshua Gibran Mayweather as Zero
 Jordan Ladd as Alyssa
 Christina Applegate as Dingbat
  Sarah Lassez as Egg
 Guillermo Diaz as Cowboy
 Jeremy Jordan as Bart
 Alan Boyce as Handjob
 Jaason Simmons as The Teen Idol
 Ryan Phillipe as Shad
 Heather Graham as Lilith
 Scott Caan as Ducky
 Thyme Lewis as Elvis
 Mena Suvari as Zoe
 Beverly D'Angelo as Dark's Mom
 Denise Richards as Jana
 Teresa Hill as Shannon
 Traci Lords as Val-Chick 1
 Shannen Doherty as Val-Chick 2
 Rose McGowan as Val-Chick 3
 John Ritter as Moses Helper
 Charlotte Rae as Fortune Teller
 Christopher Knight as Mr. Sighvatssohn
 Eve Plumb as Mr. Sighvatssohn
 Lauren Tewes as Julie The Newscaster
 David Leisure as Egg and Ducky's Dad
 Devon Odessa as What
 Staci Keanan as Ever
 Gibby Haynes as Jujyfruit
 Gregg Araki as Cockroach Alien (voice,
uncredited)

Reception[edit]
The Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, calling it "high energy" and
stating that "Araki is a marvel at controlling shifting tones, and Nowhere, a confident,
intricate work, has a great pop art look, yet its emotions are real."[2] In an article on
the upcoming summer films of 1997, The New York Times described Nowhere as
"California's version of Kids."[3]
Rotten Tomatoes currently gives the film a 27% based on 11 reviews, with an
average rating of 4.32/10.[4]

Home media[edit]
In the US, it was released on VHS.[5] Elsewhere it is available on DVD, including the
United Kingdom, where it was released on a Region 2 DVD with no special features.
[citation needed]
. It was later re-released in the United Kingdom in 2013 featuring a
commentary track with Gregg Araki James Duval, Rachel True and Jordan Ladd. In
France it was released in a Region 2 DVD, with either French audio or original audio
with French subtitles. It has no special features except for a French trailer. [citation
needed]
 In Australia it was released on a Region 4 DVD.[citation needed]

Soundtrack[edit]
The soundtrack of the film, Nowhere: Music from the Gregg Araki Movie, was
released on Mercury Records in 1997.

Nowhere: Music from the Gregg Araki Movie

Soundtrack album by 

Various artists

Released 1997

Recorded 1991-1997

Length 64:05

Label Mercury Records

Track listing[edit]
1. Slowdive – "Avalyn II"
2. 311 – "Freak Out"
3. Radiohead – "How Can You Be Sure"
4. Elastica – "In the City"
5. Hole – "Dicknail"
6. The Chemical Brothers – "Life is Sweet" (Daft
Punk Remix)
7. Massive Attack – "Daydreaming" (Blacksmith
Remix)
 8. Coco and the Bean – "Killing Time" (Qureysh
– Eh? 1 Remix)
9. Catherine Wheel – "Intravenous"
10. Curve – "Nowhere"
11. Lush – "I Have the Moon"
12. Ruby – "Flippin' Tha Bird" (Ceasefire Remix)
13. James – "Thursday Treatments"
14. Chuck D – "Generation Wrekked" (Danny
Saber Rock Remix)
15. Marilyn Manson – "Kiddie Grinder" (Remix)
16. Suede – "Trash"

References[edit]
1. ^ Nowhere – Box Office Mojo Retrieved 2010-05-27.
2. ^ "Stylish 'Nowhere' Finds Youthful Despair".  Los
Angeles Times. May 9, 1997.
3. ^ Gates, Anita (May 4, 1997).  "Smiling Batman, Killer
Dinos" – via NYTimes.com.
4. ^ "Nowhere (1997)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved  March
13,  2020.
5. ^ Nowhere [VHS]: James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan
Bexton, Chiara Mastroianni, Debi Mazar, Kathleen
Robertson, Joshua Gibran Mayweather, Jordan Ladd,
Christina Applegate, Sarah Lassez, Guillermo DÃaz,
Jeremy Jordan, Gregg Araki, Andrea Sperling, Grégoire
Sorlat, Ilene Staple, Jon Kuyper, Nicole Arbib: Movies &
TV.  ISBN  0780620321.

External links[edit]
 Nowhere on IMDb
 Nowhere at Rotten Tomatoes
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