subUrbia

subUrbia is a 1996 dark comedy film written by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Richard Linklater. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store. Bogosian based the story on his own experiences growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The convenience store setting is based on the 7-11 in the "Four Corners... more

subUrbia is a 1996 dark comedy film written by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name, and directed by Richard Linklater. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store. Bogosian based the story on his own experiences growing up in Woburn, Massachusetts, a suburb of Boston. The convenience store setting is based on the 7-11 in the "Four Corners" section of the west side of Woburn, and the high-school fight song that is sung in one scene is the actual Woburn High fight song ("Black and Orange" to the tune of "On Wisconsin"). In "Burnfield", a fictional suburb of Austin, TX, five young adults who have nothing to do with their lives, decide to hang out at "the corner" outside of a convenience store one night. On the same night, their friend, the only successful member of the group, now a rock star, has returned to his hometown to revisit his old stomping grounds. The friends hang out... less