Suburbia (1983)

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Release Date: Dec 31, 1983 Wide

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Following up her critically acclaimed documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris made this gritty drama her first feature-film outing. Bill Coyne stars as Evan Johnson, an angst-ridden kid living in L.A., who bands together with a group of other young societal rejects and immerses himself in the mid-'80s punk rock scene. Most of the cast was comprised of actual teenagers off the streets of Los Angeles. Among them is Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Suburbia is also

R, 1 hr. 39 min.

Drama

Directed By: Penelope Spheeris

In Theaters: Dec 31, 1983 Wide

On DVD: Oct 24, 2000

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Bill Coyne
Evan
Chris Pederson
Jack
Timothy Eric O'Brien
Tom
Jennifer Clay
Sheila
Wade Walston
Joe
Grant Miner
Keef
Flea
Razzle
Robert Griffin
Baby
Andrew Pece
Ethan
Anna Schoeller
Anna
Julie Winchester
Blonde
Ray Lawrence
Elderly Man
Jeff Prettyman
Bob Skokes
J. Dinan Myrtetus
Sheila's Father
Donald V. Allen
Officer Rennard
Christina Beck
Tiresa
Gil Christner
Jerry 7-11
Maggie Ehrig
Mattie
Robert Peyton
Jim Triplett
TSOL
The Vandals
John McCormack
Bouncer
James Harrison
Repaint Store Man
D.I.
Mike B

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Its sincere sympathy for the runaway kids is what elevates this standard rebellious teen flick above many others in this genre.

December 20, 2007 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews

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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.

February 9, 2007 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com

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