SubUrbia (film)

SubUrbia
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Richard Linklater
Screenplay by	Eric Bogosian
Based on	SubUrbia by Eric Bogosian
Produced by	Anne Walker-McBay
Starring	Jayce Bartok Amie Carey Nicky Katt Ajay Naidu Parker Posey Giovanni Ribisi Samia Shoaib Dina Spybey Steve Zahn
Cinematography	Lee Daniel
Edited by	Sandra Adair
Music by	Stewart Copeland
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment
Distributed by	Sony Pictures Classics
Release dates	October 11, 1996 (1996-10-11) (New York Film Festival) February 7, 1997 (1997-02-07) (United States)
Running time	120 minutes[1]
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$656,747[2]

SubUrbia is a 1996 American comedy drama film directed by Richard Linklater from a screenplay by Eric Bogosian, based on his play of the same name. It follows the relationships between a few young adults as they spend their time standing on "the corner" outside a local convenience store. The film stars Jayce Bartok, Amie Carey, Nicky Katt, Ajay Naidu, Parker Posey, Giovanni Ribisi, Samia Shoaib, Dina Spybey, and Steve Zahn.

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-Eleven 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").