What: The title is "Reality Bites Captured Gen X With Perfect Irony," but this article from The Atlantic is centered on giving a long-overdue spotlight to Helen Childress, the movie's screenwriter. Her name is likely unfamiliar even for those who are highly aware of the movie, despite the story being roughly autobiographical.
This article should help that a bit, but it also explains the movie for a new generation (including descriptions of several scenes) and clarifies that most people have been using the title all wrong.
All of which is good and interesting ... but I'd also like an all-out profile just on Childress, please.
Representative quote: "These snarky asides, surrounding a central romance, formed an ad for a generation that appeared to prefer, in the end, to be overlooked."
Comparable to: Women not getting credit or recognition for their own work happens all the time, in every field I can think of. A very recent example is the framing of a couple of articles about a new Hulu series.
How to get it: "Reality Bites Captured Gen X With Perfect Irony" was published online at The Atlantic earlier this month.
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