Suburbia (1983)

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family... See full summary »

Director:

Penelope Spheeris

Writer:

Penelope Spheeris

Stars:

Chris Pedersen, Bill Coyne, Jennifer Clay

2 wins.

Cast

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. The Flea)
Maggie Ehrig	...	Mattie
Grant Miner	...	Keef
Christina Beck	...	T'resa
Andrew Pece	...	Ethan Johnson
Donald V. Allen	...	Officer William Rennard (as Don Allen)
Lee Frederick	...	Jim Tripplett (as Robert Peyton)
Jeff Prettyman	...	Bob Skokes
Dorlinda Griffin	...	Mother In Car
Robert Griffin	...	Baby

Storyline

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart. Directed by Penelope Spheeris of "Decline of Western Civilization."

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Plot Keywords:

runaway | friendship between women | female nudity | writer director | female full frontal nudity | 

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Taglines:

A New Movie ... About A New Generation.

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Genres:

Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Details

Official Sites:

Roger Corman: The Official DVD Website

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 October 1984 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Rebel Streets

Filming Locations:

145 E Palm Ave, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$1,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Suburbia Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the scene where the T.R. kids are driving to the house to steal sod, Jack says "Where' the house Flea?", to which Razzle (played by Red Hot Chili Pepper's bass player Flea), replies "Hey my name's Razzle, man".

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Goofs

When Razzle dumps the slushie into the pickled egg jar, blue syrup goes all down the outside of the jar and puddles onto the counter. In the next shot, the slushie is neatly contained (and well mixed) inside the jar with no mess.

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Quotes

DI - Vocals: Have some fuckin' fun, move up.

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Connections

References Hawaii Five-O (1968)

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Soundtracks

"The Legend Of Pat Brown"
Written by Joe Escalante
Performed by The Vandals

User Reviews

I love this movie

Let's set the record straight here...If you're into your average hollywood blockbuster...skip this one. (although I guess that if you're into that kind of movie, you've probably never even heard of this)

if you're like me, and grew up with punk rock, than you should check this movie out. It's a punk movie. that's all I can say. It's a good punk movie...about a bunch of punks who live in some place, and deal with things like death, parents, society, all that jazz. Just check it out, if you can find it.

Oh yeah, the acting in this movie is HORRIBLE...the bands and the shows that they go to are good....watch it now.