How do I describe The Doom Generation and have it mean anything? I could talk about the soundtrack, the cameos, the dialog, but it would make about as much sense as detailing how a rollercoaster feels; you can accurately lay out the speed, and height, but it doesn't have any impact until it's experienced.
There is a lot going on in TDG, and it doesn't fit well into a box, so if it had one tailer made, it would be an avant-garde dark comedy. TDG doesn't make sense, and it doesn't need to. It's loaded with sex, and nudity, but don't expect a softcore porn. In most scenes the violence is wildly over the top, and at other times it's grounded, and tragic.
There are reoccurring themes in TDG, but nothing is ever explained. Is Amy someone else? Is consumerism The Devil? Is America the real doom generation? These are the questions, but as far as I know, there has never been an answer.
This movie is absolutely not for everyone. It's like a cult movie without a cult. Seriously, I found this movie one night back in 1995, and I told everyone I knew about it, yet I have never met another person who knows it exists.
Okay, the only way I can think to get across what it means to love this film is to say I always show this to every girlfriend I've had, and if they don't like it, I break up with them. This movie is for my people, and my people are few.