The three of them meet up at a café they frequent, where they encounter other teenagers they know, such as Alyssa, Dingbat and Egg and Dark's friend Cowboy, and they discuss a party being held that night by a man they know named Jujyfruit.

Egg and Bart both return home and watch the same televangelist, Moses Helper, on TV, who encourages the two to commit suicide in order to reach heaven.

The two close their eyes but are disturbed, as Montgomery goes into a coughing fit, then explodes into a shower of blood, leaving only a cockroach-like alien who utters, "I'm outta here", before crawling out of the window.

[2] The Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review, calling it "high energy" and stating that "Araki is a marvel at controlling shifting tones, and Nowhere, a confident, intricate work, has a great pop art look, yet its emotions are real.

"[4] Writing for Empire, Jake Hamilton gave the film a negative review, stating, "True, there are some dazzling scenes; a brilliant intercutting sex-scene; death by a Campbell's soup tin and a ridiculously absurd finale, but compared to the likes of Richard Linklater's endearing Dazed and Confused, Nowhere is completely lost up its own arse.

[6] In a retrospective article on the film in Nylon, Marie Lodi wrote, "Nowhere's surreal and hyper-saturated visuals were just as ahead of its time as its themes.

[8] It was later re-released in the United Kingdom in 2013 featuring a commentary track with Gregg Araki, James Duval, Rachel True, and Jordan Ladd.

[11] On September 16, 2023, the restoration debuted alongside The Doom Generation and Totally F***ed Up, Araki's other films in his Teen Apocalypse trilogy, at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

[11][12] On September 24, 2024, The Criterion Collection released this restored version of the film as part of its Gregg Araki's Teen Apocalypse Trilogy set.