But at least the others ones were in the right time frame. The others might not be the best choices but Dazed and Confused shouldn't even be eligible. It's like saying the Millenials are defined by Hairspray.

>i don't see why any of the others are particularly generation
>x if you want to make that argument. why clerks? why chasing
>amy (gay = 90s?) why slacker instead of dazed and confused? i
>don't even know anyone in the real world besides me who likes
>slacker.

I agree with you. Chasing Amy doesn't fit but at least it's in the right generation. Although I do think the gay community plays a big part of the 90's. The definitive Gen X play is probably Rent.

As for the movies, it's not a great list. You'd think Gen Xers either lived in Seattle, New Jersey, or 1976. (And the only black people were in 1976).

"Gen X" to me means a movie that defined that generation, the times they grew up in, etc. The problem (of course) is that Gen X spanned 20 years so it's a long period to cover. You could make an argument for The Breakfast Club or Less Than Zero just as you could Boyz in the Hood. But Dazed and Confused? No.