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Nowhere

Nowhere

Let the love feast begin.

19976.81h 23m

Overview

In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

Directed by Gregg Araki
Written by Gregg Araki
Produced by Gregg Araki, Andrea Sperling
Box Office0Revenue: $194K

Top Cast

James Duval

James Duval

Dark

Rachel True

Rachel True

Mel

Nathan Bexton

Nathan Bexton

Montgomery

Chiara Mastroianni

Chiara Mastroianni

Kriss

Debi Mazar

Debi Mazar

Kozy

Kathleen Robertson

Kathleen Robertson

Lucifer

Joshua Gibran Mayweather

Joshua Gibran Mayweather

Zero

Jordan Ladd

Jordan Ladd

Alyssa

Christina Applegate

Christina Applegate

Dingbat

Sarah Lassez

Sarah Lassez

Egg

Themes & Keywords

suiciderapesexualityeroticismbisexualitysurrealismaliencoming of agealien abductionlos angeles, californiadrugsteenage sexualitylgbtexistentialismgay themeindependent filmboys' love (bl)

About Nowhere

Nowhere is a comedy, drama, science fiction film released in 1997 exploring themes of suicide, rape, sexuality, eroticism, bisexuality, surrealism. Directed by Gregg Araki, it stars James Duval, Rachel True, Nathan Bexton. In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.

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