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SLC Punk (1998)

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What's it like being the only punk rockers in the biggest Mormon community in the world? Stevo (Matthew Lillard) and Heroin Bob (Michael Goorjian) provide the answer to this and other questions in SLC Punk. Stevo and Bob (whose name is actually an ironic reference to his fear of needles) are two friends fresh out of college who sport mohawks and blue hair, listen to hardcore and try to live up to their own anarchist ideals while figuring out what to do with their lives. Which wouldn't make them

R, 1 hr. 37 min.

Drama, Comedy

Directed By: James Merendino

Written By: James Merendino

In Theaters: Jun 1, 1998 Wide

On DVD: Oct 19, 1999

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

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Critic Reviews for SLC Punk

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Funny. SLC Punk! got to me.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

...one of those movies that's a lot more fun to watch than it is to think (or write) about

January 29, 2005 Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A bitter, boring mess with no worthwhile message

August 27, 2004 Comments (8)

Audrey Rock-Richardson

Tooele Transcript-Bulletin (Utah)

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.

May 4, 2003 Comment (1)

Andrea Chase

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

March 19, 2003 Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

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

June 28, 2002 Full Review | Comment

John Venable

Supercala.com

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The film is an anthem to punks, to hipsters, to all young rebels, and ultimately concludes that it's not a lifestyle, but merely a na�ve phase. But does writer/director Merendino look to extol the demerits of youthful rebellion? Hardly. "SLC Punk!", more than anything, is a coming-of-age film, and Matthew Lillard's

December 25, 2011

Jay Hutchinson

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Finally, a punk film that doesn't only just have the old sex & drugs representation, but a wide variety of what life can be like, depending on your crowd. As Stevo (Matthew Lillard), a hidden brain who has been accepted to Harvard law school, spends all his time forcing himself to stay out of school while he and his

October 5, 2010

KJ Proulx

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1. Sandy: Beauty is the end Stevo, the end...
– Submitted by Torg T (17 hours ago)
1. Stevo: In a country of lost souls, rebellion comes hard. But...in a religiously opressive city, with half its population isn't even of that religion...(rebellion) it comes like fire!
– Submitted by Torg T (17 hours ago)