A small circle of buddies affected by post-collegiate blues should confront the exhausting fact about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they battle to map out survival guides for the long run, the Gen-X quartet quickly begins to comprehend that actuality isn’t all it’s cracked as much as be.

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Movie Forged:

• Lelaina Pierce: Winona Ryder
• Troy Dyer: Ethan Hawke
• Vickie Miner: Janeane Garofalo
• Sammy Grey: Steve Zahn
• Michael Grates: Ben Stiller
• Charlane McGregor: Swoosie Kurtz
• Wes McGregor: Harry O’Reilly
• Helen Anne Pierce: Susan Norfleet
• Tom Pierce: Joe Don Baker
• Tami: Renée Zellweger
• Rick: James Rothenberg
• Grant Gubler: John Mahoney
• Damien: Eric Morgan Stuart
• Grant’s Produzent: Barry Del Sherman
• Troy Groupie: Chelsea Lagos
• Truck Driver: Invoice Bolender
• Waitress: Helen Childress
• Phineas: David Pirner
• Rock: Andy Dick
• Roger: Keith David
• Louise: Anne Meara
• Stand-Up Comedian: Mick Lazinski
• Psychic Telephone Companion: Amy Stiller
• Janine: Afton Smith
• Cashier: Pat Crawford Brown
• Stage Supervisor: Jeff Kahn
• Actress ‘Elaina’: Karen Duffy
• Actor ‘Roy’: Evan Dando
• The “Wienerschnitzel” Supervisor (Uncredited): David Spade
• Cheryl Goode (uncredited): Jeanne Tripplehorn
• Self (uncredited): Tony Robbins

Movie Crew:

• Government Producer: Wm. Barclay Malcolm
• Director of Images: Emmanuel Lubezki
• Screenplay: Helen Childress
• Director: Ben Stiller
• Producer: Michael Shamberg
• Producer: Danny DeVito
• Editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin
• Government Producer: Stacey Sher
• Casting: Francine Maisler
• Manufacturing Design: Sharon Seymour
• Costume Design: Eugenie Bafaloukos
• Set Ornament: Maggie Martin
• Music Supervisor: Karyn Rachtman
• Stunts: Barbara Anne Klein
• Stunts: Charles Croughwell
• Hairstylist: Claude Díaz
• Make-up Artist: Deborah Okay. Larsen
• Hairstylist: Peter Savic
• Hairstylist: Donna Spahn
• Make-up Artist: Marja Webster
• Editor: John Spence
• Artwork Path: Jeff Knipp
• Foley Artist: Joan Rowe
• Foley Artist: Catherine Rowe
• Sound Editor: Elliott Koretz
• Sound Editor: Dean Beville

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