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69-496: Childress wrote the initial screenplay on spec in 1990, inspired by the lives of her friends and herself during the U.S. economic recession in the early 1990s . Stiller was hired as director in 1991, but later starred in the film after working with Childress on the final screenplay, which was completed in December 1992. The film faced production delays until Ryder committed to the project, after which Hawke and Zahn were cast. Garofalo

138-471: A Generation X picture, while we thought it was a comedy with broad appeal". The studio placed advertisements during programs chosen for their appeal to 12- to 34-year-olds, and in interviews Stiller was careful not to mention the phrase, "Generation X". The film went on to be a moderate hit for Universal and make $ 20.9 million in the United States and Canada and $ 20 million internationally, for

207-478: A TV commercial wherein she "licked off" her own mole. Her resemblance to model Gia Carangi led her to being known as "Baby Gia". When Crawford was 10 years old, her three-year-old brother Jeff—whom she continues to praise as "the fourth most influential person in [her] life"—died of leukemia . Since becoming a model, Crawford has made childhood leukemia a focal point of her charity work, donating proceeds of her calendars to medical research . Crawford has been

276-439: A candy bar from his employer. Lelaina was valedictorian of her university and aspires to make documentaries, although initially has to settle for a position as production assistant to a rude and obnoxious TV host. Lelaina meets Michael Grates when throwing a lit cigarette into his convertible causes him to crash into her car. They begin dating. He works as an executive at an MTV -like channel called In Your Face, and after seeing

345-418: A cast including Jessica Alba , Selena Gomez , and fellow models Lily Aldridge , Cara Delevingne , Gigi Hadid , Martha Hunt and Karlie Kloss . She was frequently featured on the cover of multiple fashion and lifestyle magazines, including Vogue , W , People , Harper's Bazaar , Elle , Cosmopolitan , and Allure . A partial count in 1998 totalled over 500 appearances. Crawford has walked

414-600: A deal and the label opened its roster to the director, who picked only one band: Me Phi Me . RCA aggressively marketed the album and had five tracks on rotation on radio and MTV . The video for Crowded House 's "Locked Out" was updated to include footage from the film. In addition, the video for "Spin the Bottle" by the Juliana Hatfield Three was directed by Stiller and featured clips from the film as well. The soundtrack sold 1.2 million units and reached #13 on

483-474: A different college girl to be that week's coed in the DeKalb Nite Weekly , asked to take her picture for the publication; the result was Crawford's first cover. The photo and positive feedback she received were enough to convince her to take up modeling. Initially, she worked with a small agency, which was sold to Elite Model Management shortly after she signed. In 1983, she entered Elite's Look of

552-441: A documentary she has been working on, wants to get it aired on his network. Lelaina's roommate Vickie has a series of one-night stands and short relationships with dozens of men; her promiscuity leads her to face a very real risk of contracting HIV after a former fling tests positive for the virus. Working as a sales associate for The Gap , Vickie is later promoted to manager and is content with her new job. Her friend Sammy Gray

621-651: A fairly decent reaction, before it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 1994, and was theatrically released in the United States on February 18, 1994. The film grossed $ 5.1 million in 1,149 theaters on its opening weekend. Initially, Reality Bites did not perform as well at the box office as the studio had hoped. In six weeks, it grossed $ 18.3 million, more than the film's $ 11 million production budget. Bruce Feldman, Universal Pictures' Vice President of Marketing, said, "The media labeled it as

690-437: A full 10% reduction in that sector. These cutbacks also spilled over into transportation, wholesale, trade, and other sectors tied to defense related durable goods manufacturing. For all of 1991, the United States incurred a net loss of 858,000 jobs, with 1.154 million created in 1992 and 2.788 million in 1993. Other factors contributed to a slow economy, including a slump in office construction resulting from overbuilding during

759-493: A good jogger." The film was also a financial failure, with expenses of $ 50 million and $ 11 million takings at the box office . In 2001, she costarred as part of an ensemble cast in The Simian Line . Again the film was not successful or critically acclaimed, but Crawford's acting was not criticized. She has had many lesser roles guest starring on TV and as supporting roles, often playing herself. For example, in 2000, she

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828-499: A great time". In his review for The Washington Post , Desson Howe wrote, "By aiming specifically—and accurately—at characters in their twenties, debuting screenwriter Helen Childress and first-time director Stiller achieve something even greater: they encapsulate an era". Time magazine's Richard Schickel wrote, "the movie bobs along on this stream of funny offhandedness, never losing its balance. If it's 10 o'clock, and you want to know where your supposedly grownup children are, this

897-437: A line of beauty products with Jean-Louis Sebagh called Meaningful Beauty for Guthy-Renker . Crawford has stated that she regularly receives certain cosmetic procedures, including Botox and vitamin injections. She first saw a plastic surgeon at the age of 29. In 2005, Crawford launched a new line of furniture under the "Cindy Crawford Home Collection" name. The collection is manufactured by HM Richards Inc. She assisted in

966-641: A long-time supporter of the pediatric oncology program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison , where Jeff was treated, stating that she believes he received the best care possible. She is also an honorary board member of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation . In 2007, she became an official supporter of the Ronald McDonald House Charities and is a member of their celebrity board, called

1035-593: A number of different illusions including being levitated, guillotined , and sawn in half in Copperfield's Clearly Impossible illusion. On a number of occasions, she joined Copperfield and Schiffer in a performance of the Double Sawing illusion in which both women were sawn in half and then reassembled with their lower halves swapped. Crawford quit full-time modeling in 2000 and now appears only occasionally in fashion magazines . In 2005, Crawford created

1104-449: A one-night stand of Troy's. Soul Asylum 's lead singer Dave Pirner and The Lemonheads ' frontman Evan Dando also made cameos. In 1991, producer Michael Shamberg had an idea to make a film about people in their twenties. He had read a screenplay entitled Blue Bayou , written by Helen Childress on spec in 1990. He liked it and met with her, and she proceeded to tell him about her life and friends, and their struggle to find work during

1173-455: A recession in the United States at the time. For three years, she wrote and rewrote Reality Bites , generating 70 different drafts. Childress decided to use her friends, their personalities and experiences as the basis for her film. The film's producers saw the pilot episode for The Ben Stiller Show and approached Stiller to direct it, but not act in it. He signed on to direct in 1992 and worked with Childress for nine to ten months developing

1242-643: A result of the recession, the economy shed 1.623 million jobs or 1.3% of non-farm payrolls. The bulk of these losses were in construction and manufacturing. Among the hardest hit regions were the New England states and the West Coast , while the Midwest and South Central regions were less affected. Job losses and unemployment continued to rise and peaked at 7.8% in June 1992. Gross domestic product grew at

1311-533: A resurgent housing market. Strong growth resumed and lasted through the year 2000 . Although relatively mild, the early 1990s recession was the only interruption to economic expansion during the 1990s. Cindy Crawford Cynthia Ann Crawford (born February 20, 1966) is an American model. During the 1980s and 1990s, she was among the most popular supermodels and a ubiquitous presence on magazine covers and runways, as well as fashion campaigns. She subsequently expanded into acting and business ventures. Crawford

1380-549: A scene on top of the Two Shell Plaza building), where the film is set, but most of the interiors were shot in Los Angeles, because it was cheaper to do so there. During filming, Stiller encouraged Childress to be on location and talk with the actors about their characters. RCA met with the film's music supervisor Karyn Rachtman , and Stiller, three weeks into filming, to discuss the soundtrack album. They finalized

1449-399: A shoot by photographer Herb Ritts . In October 1998, Crawford returned to the pages of Playboy for a second nude pictorial, again taken by Ritts. She was ranked number 5 on Playboy' s list of the 100 sexiest stars of the 20th century. A 1997 Shape magazine survey of 4,000 picked her as the second (after Demi Moore ) most beautiful woman in the world. In 2002, Crawford was named one of

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1518-470: A short lived political magazine in the 1990s, featured Crawford dressed like George Washington on the cover. In 2005, the American Society of Magazine Editors listed it as the 22nd best magazine cover of the last 40 years. Crawford has also been on TV and in films. From 1989 to 1995, Crawford was host and executive producer of MTV 's House of Style . In the early 1990s, Crawford starred in

1587-462: A sleazy boss) and John F. O'Donohue (as a convenience store manager), both cast members of The Ben Stiller Show . Stiller also cast fellow Saturday Night Live alumnus David Spade in an uncredited appearance as the manager during Lelaina's job interview at Wienerschnitzel . Stiller's girlfriend Jeanne Tripplehorn also makes an uncredited appearance, parodying Cindy Crawford and MTV's show House of Style . Renée Zellweger appears as Tami,

1656-538: A slow and erratic pace in the year that followed the official March 1991 end of the recession, but picked up pace in 1992. Exports, typically a driver of economic recovery, weakened due to persistent economic problems in Europe and Japan. Perhaps the largest impact on the protracted period of unemployment following the early 90s recession were large layoffs in defense related industries. Cumulative defense downsizing resulted in 240,000 job losses from 1990 to 1992, representing

1725-410: A sluggish employment recovery, most commonly referred to as a jobless recovery . Unemployment continued to rise through June 1992, even though a positive economic growth rate had returned the previous year. Belated recovery from the 1990–1991 recession contributed to Bill Clinton 's victory in the 1992 presidential election over incumbent President George H. W. Bush . Throughout 1989 and 1990,

1794-414: A worldwide total of $ 40.9 million. The film received positive reviews. Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reports that 62% of 60 critics gave the film a positive review, with a rating average of 6.1/10. The site's consensus states: " Reality Bites may be too slick to fulfill its promise as a profound statement on Generation X, but an appealing ensemble and romantic sizzle make for an entertaining dive into

1863-819: Is a descendant of English Puritan settler Thomas Trowbridge, who helped establish the Congregational Church in New Haven . She was raised in the Congregationalist faith and found it "incredible" that religious values "trickled down" to her family. According to official census records, Crawford's paternal great-grandfather David Crawford was of Scottish ancestry from Northern Ireland who settled in Wisconsin. Appearing in an episode of Who Do You Think You Are? in 2013, she discovered that her ancestors included European nobility and that she

1932-431: Is a good place to look for them". When asked in 2007 how well Reality Bites had aged, Janeane Garofalo replied, "I think it means a lot more to people younger than me. I was not the target audience. I was 29 playing a 21-year-old, so I don't think I understand why younger people like it." In 2013, Stiller proposed a television series sequel. The film is recognized by American Film Institute in these lists: In 2005,

2001-516: Is gay; he remains celibate , not due to a fear of AIDS, but because forming a relationship would force him to come out to his conservative parents. After an impulsive act of retribution against her boss, Lelaina loses her job, which causes some tension with her roommates. Eventually, Vickie's HIV test comes back negative and Sammy comes out to his parents (and he even starts dating) and the two manage to resume their lives. Meanwhile, Lelaina's relationship with Michael dissolves after he helps her sell

2070-497: Is very close to what I would probably have ended up as if I hadn't become an actress". Ethan Hawke was at this point unhappy with the direction his career was taking; the actor recalled that his career was in a lull after the buzz from Dead Poets Society had faded. Ryder was a fan of his work and stipulated in her contract that her involvement in the film was dependent on Hawke starring opposite her. Janeane Garofalo knew Stiller from working together on The Ben Stiller Show , and

2139-652: The Billboard 200. The album also earned a No. 1 single with Lisa Loeb 's " Stay (I Missed You) ". The soundtrack peaked at number 2 in Australia and was certified platinum. The film's soundtrack includes songs by World Party , Squeeze , the Knack (a remixed version of " My Sharona " featured prominently in one scene from the film), Juliana Hatfield, Social Distortion , and two contributions from Crowded House ("Locked Out" and "Something So Strong"), in addition to

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2208-514: The Pepsi and Pepsi Stuff advertising. In 1992, she appeared in Pepsi's Super Bowl commercial , aired during Super Bowl XXVI . In 2016, Pepsi released a remake of the commercial, also featuring Crawford. In 1995, Crawford broke into movies as the female lead in the movie Fair Game . Her performance was panned by critics — Leonard Maltin commented "In her acting debut, supermodel Crawford makes

2277-481: The 1980s. Local markets in the New England states, Southern California , and Texas in particular experienced the effects of commercial overbuilding, reflected in the number of bank failures and the proportion of commercial investments held by those banks. Real estate values would remain depressed through 1995, when they would return to growth. In addition, consumer confidence moved at an erratic pace, limiting

2346-414: The 50 most beautiful people by People magazine. In her forties, she claimed No. 26 in the 2006 Hot 100 issue of Maxim magazine. She was named No. 3 on VH1 's 40 Hottest Hotties of the 90s and was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by Men's Health . The red Versace dress she wore to the 63rd Academy Awards in 1991 had a major influence on fashion, and many copies and fakes of

2415-529: The Elite New York modeling agency. In 1987, Crawford appeared in the opening credits of the Michael J. Fox film The Secret of My Success . Three years later, she was featured alongside top models Christy Turlington , Linda Evangelista , Tatjana Patitz and Naomi Campbell on the cover of the January 1990 edition of British Vogue . Crawford and the other four models subsequently appeared in

2484-591: The Film Commission of Texas to fund a location scouting trip to Houston , despite no studio backing, no budget and no cast. The film had been turned down by all Hollywood studios because it tried to capture the Generation X market like Singles , which was not a box office success. When Sher, Stiller and Childress arrived in Houston, they received a phone call informing them that Winona Ryder had read

2553-714: The Friends of RMHC. Crawford is on the honorary committee of the California Wildlife Center. In 2021, Cindy Crawford recreated her iconic Pepsi ad with photographer David Yarrow to help raise funds for the American family Children's Hospital in Madison , Wisconsin where her brother, Jeff, was treated for leukemia. In 2008 , Crawford endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States . Despite reports, Crawford denied endorsing Mitt Romney for

2622-456: The Hollywood deli, Nate 'n Al , to keep its doors open after three generations of family ownership. Crawford was featured in an upcoming four-part Apple TV+ docuseries titled The Super Models , which premiered on September 20, 2023. The series also featured Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington, and Linda Evangelista and was directed by Roger Ross Williams and Larissa Bills. Crawford

2691-552: The Year contest at 17 and made the national finals. Crawford graduated from DeKalb High School in 1984 as valedictorian . She earned an academic scholarship to study chemical engineering at Northwestern University , which she attended for only one quarter before dropping out to pursue a full-time modeling career. After working for photographer Victor Skrebneski in Chicago , she moved to New York City in 1986 and signed with

2760-610: The book, Crawford was the cover model and wrote the dedication. Becoming , a book about Crawford's life and career co-written by Crawford and Katherine O'Leary, was published in September 2015. Crawford appeared on the US version of Lipsync Battle reenacting her performance in the bathtub from the George Michael music for " Freedom! '90 ", performed by actor Zachary Quinto . Crawford and her daughter Kaia appeared together on

2829-514: The couple sold their home in Trousdale Estates , Beverly Hills , for a reported $ 13.5 million. Crawford is 5 feet 9 + 1 ⁄ 2  inches (1.77 m) tall with brown hair and eyes. Her measurements are 34–25.5–36. Her trademark is a mole (or " beauty mark ") above her upper lip. She is so closely associated with this physical feature that she appeared in an Australian advertising campaign for flavoured milk featuring

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2898-668: The cover of the April 2016 issue of Vogue Paris. In 2016, she became a spokesperson for Acqua Minerale San Benedetto in Italy. In September 2017, Crawford, along with models Claudia Schiffer , Naomi Campbell , Helena Christensen and Carla Bruni , closed the Versace spring/summer 2018 fashion show, which was an homage to the late Gianni Versace . In January 2019, Crawford, along with her husband Rande Gerber , Michael Meldman , Jeff Shell , and Jay Sures announced they would purchase

2967-473: The creation of the line by consulting on the features, colors, or styles that fit the needs of families or reflected her own tastes. She also has a furniture line with Rooms to Go , Raymour & Flanigan and launched a home goods line with J. C. Penney in late 2009. In 2009, Crawford was one of many celebrities to be photographed by Deborah Anderson for the coffee table book Room 23 , produced by philanthropist Diana Jenkins . In addition to appearing in

3036-432: The credits there is an abrupt break where two characters, "Elaina" and "Roy", who are obvious parodies of Lelaina and Troy, have an argument about their relationship. As the "show's" credits roll, Michael's name is revealed as the creator, implying that he has turned the relationship between Lelaina and Troy into the subject of a new show on his network. In addition to Garofalo, director Stiller gave cameos to Andy Dick (as

3105-569: The documentary to his network, only to let them edit it into a stylized montage that compromises her artistic vision. Lelaina and Troy have a heart-to-heart which leads to them sleeping together and confessing their feelings. The morning after, he avoids her, and after a messy confrontation, leaves town. When Troy's father dies, it forces him to reevaluate his life, deciding to attempt a relationship with Lelaina. Troy and Lelaina reunite and make amends once he returns from his father's funeral in Chicago . While we do not see what happens to Michael, during

3174-426: The dress were produced. In 1992, Crawford—through GoodTimes Home Video and her company Crawdaddy Productions—made an exercise video with Radu Teodorescu named Cindy Crawford: Shape Your Body ; although criticised by some for being unsafe, it was hugely successful and led to two equally lucrative followups, Cindy Crawford: The Next Challenge in 1993 (again with Radu) and Cindy Crawford: A New Dimension in 2000;

3243-499: The early careers and young adult lifestyles of Generation X . Four friends who are recent college graduates live together in Houston , Texas . Coffeehouse guitarist Troy Dyer and budding filmmaker Lelaina Pierce are attracted to each other, although they have not acted on their feelings except for one brief, drunken encounter years ago. Troy is floundering, having lost several minimum-wage jobs—the last of which he loses for stealing

3312-537: The economy was weakening as a result of restrictive monetary policy enacted by the Federal Reserve . At the time, the stated policy of the Fed was to reduce inflation, a process which limited economic expansion. The immediate cause of the recession was a loss of consumer and business confidence as a result of the 1990 oil price shock , coupled with an already weak economy. Another factor that may have contributed to

3381-416: The ennui of youth." On Metacritic the film has a score of 67 out of 100 based on reviews from 26 critics. Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore gave the film a grade B+ on scale of A to F. Caryn James, in her review for The New York Times wrote, "Like the generation it presents so appealingly, it doesn't see any point in getting all bent out of shape and overambitious. But it knows how to hang out and have

3450-492: The film is in the works at Peacock with Childress, DeVito, Jenna Bans , Michael Shamberg , Stacey Sher and Casey Kyber serving as executive producers. Early 1990s recession in the United States The United States entered a recession in 1990 , which lasted 8 months through March 1991. Although the recession was mild relative to other post-war recessions, it was characterized by

3519-418: The film's producers felt that her style of comedy was perfect for the character of Vickie. She said that Parker Posey , Anne Heche , and Gwyneth Paltrow were all up for the role. The studio wanted Paltrow, but Ryder supported Garofalo for the role after making a connection with her. Before filming began, Garofalo was fired from the production because Stiller did not like her attitude during rehearsal. Garofalo

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3588-412: The film’s dialogue as being ideas and jargon of his own. The defendants attempted to seek shelter under California's anti-SLAPP statutes, but in early 2007 the appeals court denied them SLAPP protection. The suit was quickly settled after Dyer received a written document from Childress stating he was not the person portrayed in the film. In May 2022, it was reported that a television series adaptation of

3657-517: The latter, made with fitness expert Kathy Kaehler and produced not long after Crawford gave birth to her first child, was aimed at new mothers getting back into shape. In 2001, Crawford also made a shorter fitness video aimed at children, Mini-Muscles with Cindy Crawford and the Fit-wits , an animated production featuring the voices of Crawford (who also appears at the beginning in live action), Radu and Kobe Bryant . The inaugural issue of George ,

3726-481: The real Dyer (a film financier) sued writer Childress, producer DeVito, and director Stiller. Dyer claimed that screenwriter Childress stated on audio commentary tracks that she wrote the story based on her actual college friends and roommates, and that he was then forced to deal with past and potential clients' "inquiries as to whether he was the fictional character" as well as internet users attributing outlandish, caustic, unprofessional and immature quotations lifted from

3795-581: The runaway hit "Stay (I Missed You)" by Lisa Loeb, which earned Loeb the distinction of being the first artist to top the Hot 100 before being signed to any record label and "Baby I Love Your Way" by Big Mountain . It also includes "Conjunction Junction" from Schoolhouse Rock! , another song brought into the foreground of a film full of pop culture references. 10th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks Shipments figures based on certification alone. Reality Bites went through four test screenings with

3864-787: The runway shows for Chanel , Versace , Dolce & Gabbana , Christian Dior , Calvin Klein , Ralph Lauren , Roberto Cavalli , Michael Kors , Thierry Mugler , Todd Oldham , DKNY , and Valentino . Crawford also appeared in many fashion campaigns during her career, including those for Versace , Calvin Klein , Escada , David Yurman , Oscar De La Renta , Balmain , Hermes , Ellen Tracy , Valentino , Bally , Liz Claiborne , Hervé Leger , Halston , Anne Klein , Isaac Mizrahi , Blumarine , Guess , Ink , Gap , and Revlon . She has also worked for Omega , Maybelline , Clairol , Pepsi , and Chilean retail stores Ripley (partner of Macy's ). In July 1988, she posed nude for Playboy magazine in

3933-518: The script, wanted to do it and that Universal Pictures had agreed to finance the film. After completing several period pieces, Ryder was drawn to Reality Bites because she was looking "for something a little more contemporary because I really wanted to wear blue jeans for a change". She read the script in one sitting while making The House of the Spirits and "found it very true to life." She further speculated in an interview, "I think my character

4002-560: The script. Initially, Childress, working with producer Stacey Sher , had figured out the characters of Lelaina and Troy, but could not come up with a credible character to complete the love triangle. Stiller suggested that he could play that third person. As a result, the Michael character changed from a 35-year-old advertising executive trying to market Japanese candy bars in America to a television executive in his twenties. They also changed

4071-408: The structure of the film. Originally, Vickie, Sammy and Troy had more fleshed out storylines, but Stiller felt that he could not tell them fully and decided to focus on the relationship between Lelaina and Troy. By December 1992, Childress and Stiller had a script that was ready to be filmed for TriStar Pictures , but the studio put it into turnaround . Sher, Stiller and Childress managed to convince

4140-480: The surge in consumption expenditures that is typical of recovery periods. As a result, businesses were reluctant to hire on concerns over the strength of the economic recovery. Ultimately, the recession proved to be one of the smallest and shortest in the modern era, underwhelmed in most metrics only by the 2000-01 recession. The economy returned to 1980s level growth by 1993, fueled by the desktop computer productivity boom, low interest rates, low energy prices, and

4209-426: The title of the film isn't meant to be interpreted as "reality sucks." During the run-up to the 1992 United States presidential election , Childress kept hearing references to "sound bites," which made her think of Lelaina's recorded vignettes of her friends as "little bites of reality." Principal photography lasted 42 days, on a budget of $ 11.5 million. The filmmakers shot many of the exteriors in Houston (including

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4278-434: The video for George Michael 's hit " Freedom! '90 " later that year. Subsequently, Crawford played the lost love of Jon Bon Jovi in the 1994 video for his version of " Please Come Home For Christmas ", " John Taylor " in the 2011 video for Duran Duran 's "Girl Panic" (featuring supermodels as the band, including Naomi Campbell as Simon Le Bon ), and Headmistress in the 2015 video for Taylor Swift 's " Bad Blood " as part of

4347-521: The weakening of the economy, was the Tax Reform Act of 1986 , which lowered investment incentives and contributed to the end of the real estate valuation boom of the early to mid-1980s. July 1990 marked the end of what was at the time the longest peacetime economic expansion in U.S. history. Prior to the onset of the early 1990s recession, the nation enjoyed robust job growth and a declining unemployment rate. The Labor Department estimates that as

4416-468: Was born in DeKalb, Illinois , on February 20, 1966, the daughter of Daniel Kenneth Crawford and Jennifer Sue Crawford-Moluf (née Walker). She has two sisters, Chris and Danielle, and a brother, Jeffery, who died of childhood leukemia at age 3. On the social media, she stated that her family had been in the United States for generations and that her ancestry was mostly German, English, and French. She

4485-440: Was descended from Charlemagne . In her sophomore year at high school, she received a call from a local clothing store regarding modeling work, only to discover it was a prank by two of her classmates. However, the following year, another store hired a number of high school girls, including Crawford, to work for them (including a fashion shoot). In her junior year, local photographer Roger Legel, whose duties included photographing

4554-464: Was fired during filming but returned after Ryder stepped in on her behalf. Principal photography lasted 42 days in 1993, with filming taking place in Houston and Los Angeles . Reality Bites received generally positive reviews from critics, with praise for the performances of Ryder, Hawke and Garofalo. It grossed $ 41 million worldwide. It appeared on some critics' year-end lists for 1994 and 1995 and has since gained cult status for its depiction of

4623-422: Was married to actor Richard Gere from 1991 until their divorce in 1995. She married businessman and former model Rande Gerber on May 29, 1998. They have two children, son Presley Walker Gerber (born July 2, 1999) and daughter Kaia Jordan Gerber (born September 3, 2001), the latter of whom has had a successful modeling career, thanks in large part to rampant nepotism throughout Los Angeles. In August 2021,

4692-658: Was one of the celebrities (along with Victoria Silvstedt , Anna Falchi and Megan Gale ) playing themselves in the Italian comedy Body Guards – Guardie del corpo . In the 1990s, Carol Shaw, her make-up artist, named a lipstick color after Crawford as a part of the Lorac Cosmetics lip-wear line. In the late 1990s, she made a number of appearances in magician David Copperfield 's stage shows, standing in for her fellow supermodel Claudia Schiffer as Copperfield's guest assistant. During these appearances, she took part in

4761-426: Was rehired after Ryder stepped in on her behalf. Garofalo stated later that she has a really poor work ethic and hates to rehearse. Stiller met Steve Zahn through Hawke, with whom Zahn was starring in a play, and he was impressed by how funny Zahn was. The actor went to Los Angeles , California , and tested for the film. He felt strongly about playing a gay character coming out of the closet. According to Childress,

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