Granted, the acting from the cast of mostly unprofessional thespians is admittedly crude and amateurish, but the kids are nonetheless believable in their roles, with stand-out contributions from Chris Pederson as charismatic punk leader Jack Diddley, Jennifer Clay as the hard-bitten Sheila, Timothy Eric O'Brien as the surly Skinner, Flea as the rowdy Razzle, and Grant Miner as zonked-out druggie Keef. The percentage of users who rated this 3.5 stars or higher. |, December 19, 2006 Punks as actors, not actors as punks - excellent. Awesome, awesome movie. I watched the movie 5 times that night!! Film data from TMDb. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future.

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All rights reserved. (her teen cast are almost all non-actors, and it shows) The story is predictable -- including even the tragedy at the end -- and the villains are cartoons. Even one of the commenters on this site mistakenly complained that this movie has it all wrong and punks aren't like that. This drama (aka The Wild Side), the first of Spheeris' two youth movies of the 1980s, concerns angry boys whose rebelliousness in reflected in cutting their hair instead of growing it long; the mood is right, the text is not. These L.A. punks are pretty awful people. The music is wonderful too, the club scenes were some of my favorites in the movie. The loss of innocence and the desperation to cling to it (chicken butt!).

Kids (punks) who live in an abandoned house and are rejected by society. Want to share IMDb's rating on your own site? I stumbled across it in a video rental shop in Florida and invited all my friends round to watch with me as I replayed it over and over.

The punks in this movie not only acted like real punks, most of them were real punks. If one is expecting a movie that has had a lot of money put into it then maybe this is not your kind of flick. Your AMC Ticket Confirmation# can be found in your order confirmation email.

It was, and still is, the most accurate depiction of what being a hardcore punk was like. | Your Ticket Confirmation # is located under the header in your email that reads "Your Ticket Reservation Details". It is, however, the suckiest movie that I have ever wanted to watch about 50 times in my lifetime. Looking for some great streaming picks? The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart. We won’t be able to verify your ticket today, but it’s great to know for the future. Penelope Spheeris's documentary The Decline of Western Civilization chronicled the raw world of L.A. punk. The two films make a perfect double feature. The depiction of the punks was right on the mark....the clothes, the attitude, the music, the just hanging out, etc. (En fait, le film est beaucoup plus trash que ce à quoi je m'attendais. We even took over a derelict house and called it.....you guessed it, T.R house. This is low key and believable, with some potent and emotional moments and fine performances by the young cast. It all feels very real, but it's not a boring drama at all.

The acting is sub-par, but the fact that these kids weren't really acting makes up for it. Sheila Timothy O'Brien. "I was a good filmmaker ... before I sold out," says Penelope Spheeris on her audio commentary, and it's tough not to appreciate the gal's candor. |, June 9, 2014 It was, and still is, the most accurate depiction of what being a hardcore punk was like. Jayce Fryman 18,693 films 2,879 99 Edit, This list collects every film from the Starting List that became They Shoot Pictures Don't They's 1000 Greatest Films. I don't know about the experience of punkers in other parts of the country in the early to mid 1980's, but as a kid born/raised in LA (and an active punk from 1979 - 1987), this movie comes as close to my personal experience as one could get. The story is not great, the acting is not great, but the moment is captured, and if you were there, it takes you right back: when moshing was called slamming, and tattoos were done with a straightpin by hand, not next door to the Starbucks. Little known fact: first use of “are you shitting me?” in film history. A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time. The Flea) Yes, it could be called "punxploitation", but I was one of those scruffy kids with a ragged haircut and ripped jeans when this film was released, and I identified with it. You must be a registered user to use the IMDb rating plugin. This drama (aka The Wild Side), the first of Spheeris' two youth movies of the 1980s, concerns angry boys whose rebelliousness in reflected in cutting their hair instead of growing it long; the mood is right, the text is not. I don't know why, but I love it. It's so damn REAL.

(Skinner): Yeah just think by the year 2000 it'll be one big chemical wasteland. A beautiful, mostly realistic, very gritty and dark, drama of outcast teenage life in Southern California in the 80s. Title: A documentary following the 1982 tour of punk bands Youth Brigade and Social Distortion.

Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s. I love this film. Moral of the story: Punk may have been right about the whole 'No future' thing, but sometimes, there's no pleasure in being right. Flea is the most skilled actor in Suburbia. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Again with the punk runaways. Evan Johnson Jennifer Clay. Sidney Poitier’s 7 Most Memorable Performances, All Harry Potter Movies Ranked Worst to Best by Tomatometer, Jake Gyllenhaal Will Star in HBO Limited Series. 1983’s Suburbia was a stepping stone for so many movies that made it big in the early 90’s. Review by Brian Formo ★★★½ What’s aged best in Penelope Spheeris’ discarded and disaffected youth drama is, oddly, the least endearing qualities about the punks and the totally unendearing adult dads who behave like gangs themselves. How can I keep River’s Edge at a 5 star rating when Suburbia exists? Teenage Wasteland: A Comprehensive List of Coming-of-Age films, All The Films Coming To The Criterion Channel in October 2020, Low-Budget & Lurid: A List of Exploitation/Grindhouse Fare (Every Movie on the Grindhouse Cinema Database, Almost), All the films mentioned in Kim Newman's Nightmare Movies. Penelope Spheeris used actual Hardcore Punk Rockers to make up the bulk of her cast for this classic film and accidental documentary of the Hardcore Punk movement of Los Angeles in the late 70s and early 80s. All Critics (13) This movie is a majorly depressing insight into the lives of the lower class. No other movie more accurately portrayed what it was like to grow up in the punk scene in the eighties, and it's one of the only films to show what it was like to squat in the punk scene in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, all the new kids who just got into punk in the last decade think this movie is all wrong.

How I heard The Vandals for the first time. So what then? One night I couldn't afford beer and bought a jar of coffee instead . Made by fans in Auckland, New Zealand. Compra en línea y recoge en tienda. |, February 12, 2019 The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket.

Skinner (as Timothy Eric O'Brien) Wade Walston. Metacritic Reviews. Cast overview, first billed only: Chris Pedersen ... Jack Diddley: Bill Coyne ... Evan Johnson: Jennifer Clay ... Sheila: Timothy O'Brien ... Skinner (as Timothy Eric O'Brien) Wade Walston ... Joe Schmo: Flea ... Razzle (as Mike B. Ne connaissant que Wayne's World de la même réalisatrice, je m'imaginais que Suburbia allait être une version plus indé de WW, mais en groupe. Suburbia is one of my favourite films. The punks casually drop racist, sexist, and homophonic lines that would never occur in a film today when you’re supposed to be on their side. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. It's about whom we choose to hold accountable as much as for what. Its sincere sympathy for the runaway kids is what elevates this standard rebellious teen flick above many others in this genre. Verified reviews are considered more trustworthy by fellow moviegoers. While arguably not Spheeris' best work, it was her first, and in my opinion, most ambitious. |, December 20, 2007 Try the mom & pop places. Although hardly believable, the story is effective, making its rather unwholesome characters sympathetic. (before you were) The scene has changed over the years. |, November 21, 2002 Penelope Spheeris did a class-A job of depicting what it was like to be young and different in a time in America when outward weirdness invited violence by jocks or other assorted meatheads.

("Richard Hung Himself" is one of the best songs ever!) While the mother is on the phone, the toddler is attacked and killed by a stray dog. They use the wrong words but they mostly do right by each other, and one word here or there doesn’t change their camaraderie nor that they deserve better. When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. Parents and community leaders unaware of just how much their kids are hurting -- or…. This list is for scripts or source material written or co-written by women. Yes, the acting is bad, but this would be because for the most part, these kids are actual street kids and not "actors". “All I know is I go around putting nails up all over the place — to keep this place organized — and now I can’t find my god damn shirt.”. and to receive email from Rotten Tomatoes and Fandango. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart. (spoilers). We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. It still shows enormous empathy and sensitivity in capturing the angst and alienation of American youth, making it seem both rooted in a specific time and place and strangely timeless. Let's set the record straight here...If you're into your average hollywood blockbuster...skip this one. This movie could easily have been my friends and me and this film was a constant, playing on loop at parties. Don Allen is likewise solid as pragmatic police officer William Rennard. Okay, as a film, the production was shoddy, the acting was sub par, and the story was weak.

Thanks for reading my three sentence review of Suburbia. By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. They won't be able to see your review if you only submit your rating. And the dads who frequent strip clubs and fire guns in their direction—in the name of protecting their suburban property value in an area that’s given into chaos of wild dogs and punk…. I love the funeral scene at 28. (Not to be confused with Richard Linklater's "subUrbia"). I love the part where they throw the glass bottle at the bus and say, "I hate buses." Copyright © Fandango. As learned from experience when my parents found it and thus burned all my band shirts, docs, jeans, and denim jacket. This FAQ is empty. It's good...I remembered to leave my garage door locked after seeing this movie. etc. © Letterboxd Limited. A cute girl helps them. |, January 26, 2006