On Wed, 2 Nov 1994, Lam Kit Yee wrote:

 

> I'm now working on a paper titled "The Generation X". People said that

> "Reality Bites" (co-star Winona Ryder and Ethan Hawke) is a typical Gen X

> movie. Do you agree or disagree? Are there any other Gen X movies which

> are useful for my study? Thanks in advance!

 

_Reality Bites_ is a typical Gen X movie in that it was aggressively

marketed as the movie by and for Generation X (what a beautiful name for a

generation, no?).  I'm not so sure, however, how much of its intended

audience saw or even liked the film.

 

Others to consider in the Generation X category:

 

Threesome       What's Eating Gilbert Grape

 

and, by widening the frame of reference,

 

Boyz N the Hood, Poetic Justice, and Menace to Society might be included.

 

 

Marc