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Suburbia (1983)
Directed by Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization)
An authentic and compassionate study of the Los Angeles punk rock scene in the early 1980s, and a bleak indictment of the American suburban experiment.
"The situation may 'suck big eggs, man' (as one of the punks is fond of putting it), but the flick itself is well worth seeing." - The Phantom of the Movies
"It’s that neophyte casting that feeds the cinéma vérité narrative style of Suburbia and lends to natural actions and authentic dialog that, while scripted and staged, ranks Suburbia alongside Adam Small’s punkumentary Another State of Mind as one of the greatest punk films—and teenagers-in-revolt (i.e., juvenile delinquency flicks)—ever made." - R.D Francis, B&S About Movies
"Anyone who has ever felt out of place or questioned the reality of 'The American Dream' should be able to get something out of the film." - Ian Jane, Rock! Shock! Pop!
Escaping from a broken home and an alcoholic father, teenager Evan (Bill Coyne) and his younger brother fall in with a group of wild punks who call themselves 'The Rejected'. They live in a tumbledown shack by the side of a highway in Los Angeles - a filthy squat they are happy to share with anyone, including a pack of lost dogs. The Rejected give the two boys a structure for coping with their lives and somehow manage to teach them lessons about living in harmony. But the peace is soon shattered when local vigilantes decide the punks should be forced out of the neighborhood.
Features live performances by T.S.O.L., The Vandals, and DI.
My old man's gonna be back soon and if we're still here he's gonna shit twinkies!
Winner - Chicago International Film Festival 1983: Silver Hugo for Best First Feature Film - Penelope Spheeris