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SLC Punk!

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SLC Punk! (1999)

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Reviews Counted: 30

Fresh: 18

Rotten:12

Average Rating: 5.5/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Comedies

Synopsis: Stevo becomes a punk rebel in Reagan-era Salt Lake City. His ex-hippie father sees his lifestyle as a rite of passage and urges him to attend Harvard Law School like himself- not to sell out to the... Stevo becomes a punk rebel in Reagan-era Salt Lake City. His ex-hippie father sees his lifestyle as a rite of passage and urges him to attend Harvard Law School like himself- not to sell out to the system, but to buy in. For Stevo, underneath the mohawk haircuts, earrings and leather, the idea, painfully, has some merit. [More]

Starring: Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Christopher McDonald

Starring: Matthew Lillard, Michael Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Christopher McDonald, Devon Sawa, Summer Phoenix, James Duval, Til Schweiger

Director: James Merendino

Director: James Merendino
Screenwriter: James Merendino
Producer: Sam Maydew, Peter Ward
Composer: Melanie Miller

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Jan 6, 2009

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  • It's 1985 and Stevo is that rare animal, a punk rocker in the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, Utah. He just graduated from college with honors and now his life is a nutty roller coaster ride of rock shows, stealing cars, beating up rednecks and non-stop partying with his buddy, Heroin Bob, andhis girlfriend. But with the scene getting lame and Stevo going nowhere fast, he has to put his punk ideals to the test. With a choice between "No Future" and Harvard Law School, what's a guy with blue hair supposed to do? Fueled by a classic punk rock soundtrack and hilarious, energetic performances from Matthew Lillard (Scream, She's All That), Michael Goorjian (Leaving Las Vegas, Hard Rain) and Annabeth Gish (Beautiful Girls, Nixon), SLC PUNK is one punk's madcap search for a way to grow up without selling out.
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    04/29/05
    Christine James
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    ...one of those movies that's a lot more fun to watch than it is to think (or write) about

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    01/29/05
    Philip Martin
    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    A bitter, boring mess with no worthwhile message

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    08/27/04
    Audrey Rock-Richardson
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    06/13/03
    Jon Niccum
    Lawrence Journal-World

    The script's deficiencies are balance by a surprisingly mature performance by Lillard, who is obviously capable of better roles than he's been offered.

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    05/04/03
    Andrea Chase
    Killer Movie Reviews

    There's nothing about the "SLC" in SLC PUNK that makes it stand out. The tale could have been told in any city, really

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    07/26/02
    Jeffrey Westhoff
    Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)

    It's a rental for when you've seen everything else and are in the mood for some rebellion.

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    John Venable
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