Daydream Nation

2010
R
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

6.3/10

13K

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A city girl moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a classmate.

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Dark Comedy Drama Romance

A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.A city girl who moves to a small town and becomes entangled in a love triangle between her high school teacher and a stoner classmate.

Director
- Michael Goldbach
Writers
- Michael Goldbach
- Jacob Tierney
Stars

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IMDb RATING

6.3/10

13K

YOUR RATING

Director
- Michael Goldbach
Writers
- Michael Goldbach
- Jacob Tierney
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 6 nominations total

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Daydream Nation

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Trivia
The song Laura Lee dances to in the flash back is "Kool Thing" by Sonic Youth. The movie's title comes from their 1988 album, though "Kool Thing" appeared on their 1990 album "Goo." A major character is named Thurston, which, continuing the theme, is likely taken from Thurston Moore, the band's leader.

Goofs
Caroline's car is a first-generation VW Rabbit, from the late 1970s or early 1980s, which would not have airbags. But when she gets in an accident, an inflated airbag is shown.

Quotes
Caroline Wexler: People will tell you nothing matters, the whole world's about to end soon anyway. Those people are looking at life the wrong way. I mean, things don't need to last forever to be perfect.

Crazy credits
The end credits are shown against a background of the warning poster frequently shown in the film with the warning, "Important: Travel in Pairs."

Connections
References Taxi Driver (1976)

Soundtracks
Your Ex-Lover Is Dead
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Featured review

6/10

Kat Dennings amazing

Caroline Wexler (Kat Dennings) moves with her father to a small town. Thurston Goldberg (Reece Thompson) falls for the new girl. She has sex with her teacher Mr. Anderson (Josh Lucas). Ms. Budge (Rachel Blanchard) is the health teacher.

Kat Dennings rules this picture. She overpowers almost everybody in every scene she's in. She has an amazing scene in the girl's bathroom. If there is a problem, it's there's too many side stories going on. Much of it is used to create atmosphere. There's a serial killer roaming the town, and there's an industrial fire burning on the outskirts. Much of it is unnecessary and serves no purpose. Kat Dennings and the teen drama is more than enough.