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The Doom Generation

The Doom Generation

Comedy · Drama · Crime · 1995

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.

Movie details

The Doom Generation

“Sex. Violence. Whatever.”

1995 Comedy · Drama · Crime 1h 23m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

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.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

Who fights over The Doom Generation?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Gregg Araki

Written by

Gregg Araki

Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan

Amy Blue

James Duval

James Duval

Jordan White

Johnathon Schaech

Johnathon Schaech

Xavier Red

Cress Williams

Cress Williams

Peanut

Dustin Nguyen

Dustin Nguyen

Quickiemart Clerk

Lauren Tewes

Lauren Tewes

TV Anchorwoman

Margaret Cho

Margaret Cho

Clerk's Wife

Court is in session

Put The Doom Generation on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Form is the argument.”

Every composed frame and deliberate cut is evidence that control can be thrilling in its own right.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“Technique in search of a pulse.”

Immaculate construction is still construction. The film may be too busy proving its craft to feel alive.