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The Doom Generation [DVD]

James Duval (Actor), Rose McGowan (Actor), Gregg Araki (Director, Writer) Rated:
NC-17
Format: DVD
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 284 ratings
IMDb6.1/10.0
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Format Closed-captioned, NTSC, Color, Full Screen, DVD
Contributor Christopher Knight, Nicky Katt, Margaret Cho, Perry Farrell, Gregg Araki, James Duval, Lauren Tewes, Rose McGowan, Dustin Nguyen, Johanna Went, Johnathon Schaech, Cress Williams, Skinny Puppy See more
Language English
Runtime 1 hour and 23 minutes
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Made for a fraction of the cost of Oliver Stone's similarly themed Natural Born Killers, Gregg Araki's The Doom Generation is more persuasively outragous in its cultural satire, scarier in its violence, and more profound in its vision of a hate-fueled, media-drunk America seemingly determined to eat its young and dwell stupidly on their vengeance. Rose McGowan (Scream), James Duval (Nowhere), and Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!) star as a trio of friends (Schaech's character actually being a complete stranger who steps into their car and into their lives one club-hopping night) who end up on a sex-and-crime spree that draws the fixed stare of television coverage. Araki makes a case for their continuing innocence in a society whose anti-outsider malevolence is barely disguised in the media but is quite naked out in the heartland, where a punishing level of bigotry is not unknown. Araki's jokes and techniques are crude yet forceful, and his anger is absolutely clear where Stone's was obscured and overreaching. The climax is among the most shattering and enraged scenes of '90s cinema. The DVD includes cast information, a theatrical trailer, and French and Spanish subtitles. --Tom Keogh

Product details

  • Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ NC-17 (Adults Only)
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.38 x 0.6 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Director ‏ : ‎ Gregg Araki
  • Media Format ‏ : ‎ Closed-captioned, NTSC, Color, Full Screen, DVD
  • Run time ‏ : ‎ 1 hour and 23 minutes
  • Release date ‏ : ‎ August 5, 1998
  • Actors ‏ : ‎ James Duval, Rose McGowan, Johnathon Schaech, Cress Williams, Skinny Puppy
  • Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ French, Spanish
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Studio ‏ : ‎ Lions Gate
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1573624039
  • Writers ‏ : ‎ Gregg Araki
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 284 ratings

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4.5 out of 5 stars
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Hannah
5.0 out of 5 stars TW Grape
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2024
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Tw for g-rape. I was unaware, I would like to warn others.
This movie was a gem. Sadistic but in a fun way.
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patrick faux
5.0 out of 5 stars Ok
Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2024
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Lots of sex but not enough skin !
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Azael 666
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best movies out there.
Reviewed in the United States on November 11, 2023
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Haven’t been able to see this in so many years as I no longer have a vcr.
Was very happy to see it for sale on BLU-RAY.
This trilogy is great.
I got to get Nowhere now when they release it in the US.
Great actors are thruout these movies
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Jeremy
4.0 out of 5 stars Expected a little more from the Bluray..
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2023
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The new bluray DOES look great but...I'm old school and still love to see the film grain. But the new widescreen transfer is excellent. There were also suppose to be scenes that haven't been seen since it was viewed at the film festivals back in the 90's but honestly it was the same cut I had on VHS and DVD for years. They were both labeled as the uncensored directors cuts so I'm not sure if anything was actually added back in to this bluray. I've seen it so many times I think I would have noticed. Also the menus were just basic. The first widescreen import PAL DVD had cool menus and an interview with Gregg Araki. This bluray just had the same commentary from that DVD. Overall, pretty cool to have a bluray with the correct aspect ratio but...just expected a bit more on the special features and extra scenes. A slipcover would have been awesome too. Looking forward to Nowhere though for sure as that was only released as an R rated version.
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john
5.0 out of 5 stars Quality restoration
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2023
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It came in a standard case. Great quality and I saw no cut scenes. Looks like it is the whole movie.
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Vinod Babu
3.0 out of 5 stars Arakki's "straight" movie
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2010
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Movie follows three teens through a sex-, booze- and violence-filled road trip as they tear their self-destructive way through an urban America of strip malls and motels. Pluses: Three really attractive leads who do a fairly good job of being the naive stoner dude, femme fatale with a soft heart and the moody, handsome, sexually ambiguous drifter respectively. This is supposed to be Arakki's straight movie, so the guys have sex separately with the girl and the threesome, when it happens, does not end well. Negatives: I didn't think the movie was very coherent. There seemed to be a lot violence just for the sake of it, and Arakki's no Tarantino. You don't really relate to the lead characters as they don't seem to have a back story. If you are looking for a movie with a destructive yet sexy female lead wreaking havoc on those around her, I would suggest the much better "the opposite of sex", which at least had a lot of sympathetic characters and some resolution at the end...
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Mathew Josef
5.0 out of 5 stars A Heterosexual Film by Gregg Araki
Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2023
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Babes, the new 4K blu-ray release of The Doom Generation (from Strand) is incredible. The film has never looked or sounded better - and it has audio commentary with James Duvual, Rose McGowan, Jonathon Schaech, and Araki... that's it. That's the review. Buy it now.

Also, there's a trailer for the 4K restoration of Nowhere teased as "More Coming Soon"...

You're welcome.
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Max Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars A little bit cursed, but worth it!
Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2021
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Okay so I love this film. I had watched it in college over and over as a big inspiration. It's just that kind of ridiculous wonderful hard movie. Lots of gore, homoeroticism, sexual content, hilarious dialogue, and classic Gregg Araki teenage adventures. Decided to finally double down and start my collection of films from this director with a classic.

The DVD is a little bit cursed. We got a DVD player from goodwill specifically to watch it on the TV. Couldn't read this or another DVD. Whatever, it was $4. So we put it in the computer. THE DISC DRIVE won't register it. It worked fine a week or so ago. Tried another DVD in the drive, no dice. And then finally. Got a brand new DVD player. Put in a different DVD first. Perfect. Tried Doom Generation. PERFECT. After finishing the film, the player refused to open. Unplugged it and plugged it back in. Player won't turn on.

Overall, we're still working on busting the DVD player open to get the DVD back. (Because, God almighty, I'm getting it back unscatched. It's an investment.) But the film itself is wonderful and worth the moderately cursed nature. Just be ready with properly priest-blessed technology.
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JeBuss
5.0 out of 5 stars Very happy hubby.....
Reviewed in Canada on April 12, 2013
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My husband was overjoyed when he found this copy of The Doom Generation. He is a freak for odd and horror movies......it was shipped fast as well!
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Matte
5.0 out of 5 stars Ottimo
Reviewed in Italy on January 13, 2014
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Cinema grounge dove il So Bad So Good più geniale si fonde con la crudeltà e il realismo quasi Pasoliniano di un regista che non smette mai di stupire. Meravigliosa Rose McGowan. Spedizione ultra rapida. Prezzo modestissimo, cobniderata la difficile reperibilità del prodotto.
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R. Fleury
5.0 out of 5 stars great Movie but don't buy this DVD!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2008
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This is one of my favourite film ever, it's provocative, hilarious, with great dialogues and amazing production design, however the quality of this DVD (from Australia) is very poor, it looks like it's been filmed on a cinema screen on a Hi8 camcorder, even my old VHS version is better than that. And it says extended 85 minutes version but it's exactly the same length than the French or the English version when it was released in 1995. A very rubbish product, buy the english version!
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RAF
5.0 out of 5 stars STREPITOSO!!!!!
Reviewed in Italy on September 12, 2014
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Capolavoro assoluto del maestro Araki, folle perverso estremo allucinante ed eccessivo dall'inizio alla fine!!!!! Consigliato agli amanti delle forti emozioni!!!!
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Chris
5.0 out of 5 stars a masterpiece of teen rebellion
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 30, 2012
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Few films share Araki's utter dismissal of postmodern life. This installment of his "teen apocalypse" films might be his most successful--its grimness is lightened by over-the-top humor. Its sense of hope in its bisexual triad is destroyed by the terrible ideology of the present--meaning now as much as the film's production era.
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