Reality Bites (1994)

A Total Prick

Lelaina (Winona Ryder) gets back at her evil boss by replacing his note cards with inappropriate, embarrassing notes as he reads them on air. The stunt causes her to get fired.

Directed by Ben Stiller.

© Universal 2013

Released in 1994 by Universal.

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  • editors-choice: Dirty Tricks
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  • editors-choice: Jerks
  • editors-choice: Awkward Moments
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  • primary-genre: Comedy
  • primary-genre: Romance
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  • mood: Angry
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  • setting: TV Studio
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  • theme: Revenge
  • theme: Embarrassment
  • theme: Self Esteem
  • theme: Preparation
  • actor: Winona Ryder
  • actor: Ethan Hawke
  • actor: Ella Joyce
  • actor: John Mahoney
  • actor: Steve Zahn
  • actor: Janeane Garofalo
  • director: Ben Stiller
  • producer: Wm. Barclay Malcolm
  • producer: Sheldon Pinchuk
  • producer: Lori-Etta Taub
  • producer: Stacey Sher
  • producer: Michael Shamberg
  • producer: Bill Finnegan
  • producer: Danny DeVito
  • cinematographer: Emmanuel Lubezki
  • editor: John Spence
  • editor: Lisa Zeno Churgin
  • costume-designer: Eugenie Bafaloukos
  • production-designer: Sharon Seymour
  • role-name: Grant Gubler
  • role-name: Troy Dyer
  • role-name: Lelaina Pierce
  • role-name: Libby Cumba
  • role-name: Vickie Miner
  • role-name: Sammy Gray
  • screenwriter: Helen Childress
  • year: 1994
  • studio: Universal

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