SLC Punk!

1998

Action / Comedy / Drama / Music / Romance

25
IMDb Rating 7.3/10 10 36039 36K

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Plot summary

Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

Director

James Merendino Photo
James Merendino

Top cast

Matthew Lillard Photo
Matthew Lillard as Stevo
Joyce Cohen Photo
Joyce Cohen as Clothing Store Woman
McNally Sagal Photo
McNally Sagal as Mom
Nikky Smedley Photo
Nikky Smedley as Brunette
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818.84 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
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23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 11
1.55 GB
1904*1072
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles us  
23.976 fps
1 hr 37 min
Seeds 100

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by loveswedishfish 7 / 10

Very90's Take on Punk

This movie.reminded me of Crowe's Singles -a lot! Themed around perceived punk lifestyle in SLC.I always enjoy coming of age stories and if that's something you like...check it out. Some good acting.
Reviewed by mat-mcnaughton-254-33257 6 / 10

It's tough to be a poser.

Reviewed by larsemadsen 7 / 10

Pretty good snapshot of some parts of the 80's post-punk scene

OK first the disclaimer: Punk rock died the day it was blessed with its moniker, I think somewhere around 1979/1980. I think part of the reason it died was because everyone was trying to strictly define what Punk meant, kinda defeating the purpose. The idea of anyone claiming to be "punk" now or at any point during the 90s or even the 80s is patently ridiculous. It's death, however, did serve to allow many people in different places to cadge together their own ideas about what "punk" was and reshape their own local counter-culture scene into something somewhat resembling that. Let's face it, the entire idea behind Anarchy is that of Iconoclasm; the destruction of images and false constructs, for example pop culture trends such as PUNK. End disclaimer.I came in as part of the punk revival (2nd wave) in the mid-80s, growing up in a mid-sized Midwestern city. The punk scene was very alive there and I immediately identified with it, but stuck with the non-conformist nature of it rather than filing off into a splinter group and wearing a uniform. This movie recalled a lot of my own experiences, ideas and feelings from that time. Uncomfortably so. Of course there was a lot of BS too, but the BS was part and parcel of the scene since everyone was co-opting "punk" into their own little social circles.I didn't learn anything from this movie, which to my mind illustrates its accuracy as a decent, digestible snapshot of what was going on within that world where each of us knew a Heroin Bob, a crazy Belgian Mark, an intense nerdy Mike who just might go off the deep end and start a fight with the cops, a slutty Sandie, and armchair philosophers galore. And of course drugs, booze, filth and bad music. A previous reviewer scolded this film for not following the "true punk" philosophy and went on to talk about how the Midwest "doesn't have a punk scene." Wrong. Buddy, reading books or watching videos about the history of that movement won't tell you anything. It was not deep, profound, or incredibly thoughtful. Don't read too much into it.
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