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7.0/10   1,480 votes
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Director:
Penelope Spheeris
Writer:
Penelope Spheeris (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 October 1984 (Finland) more
Genre:
Drama | Thriller more
Plot:
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society... more | add synopsis
NewsDesk:
Six Studio Journeymen We Wish Would Return to Their Indie Roots
 (From IFC. 9 April 2009, 4:39 AM, PDT)

User Comments:
The most accurate depiction of the punk scene ever in amovie more

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
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Rebel Streets (USA)
The Wild Side
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Runtime:
94 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Iceland:16 | UK:18 (video rating) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:18 | USA:R | Australia:R

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Penelope Spheeris cast real punk rockers instead of seasoned actors in the interest of realism. more
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: When Sheila is grabbed by the rednecks, they tear off her shirt, but when one of them is holding her by the neck, you can see a sheet taped over her breasts. more
Quotes:
Jack Diddley: Where's that house, Flea?
Razzle: Over there... Hey, my name's Razzle, man.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in "TCM Underground: Suburbia (#1.26)" (2007) more
Soundtrack:
Wash Away more

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33 out of 37 people found the following comment useful:-
The most accurate depiction of the punk scene ever in amovie, 28 October 1999
Author: Brendan3 from New York City

I grew up in the early 80's hardcore punk scene in NYC and like most punks at the time had seen Penelope Spheeris' DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (the best punk documentary ever made) and was impressed when SUBURBIA(later renamed The Wild Side) came out in a few theatres. It was, and still is, the most accurate depiction of what being a hardcore punk was like. Okay, as a film, the production was shoddy, the acting was sub par, and the story was weak. But most of the actors were local punks. . The depiction of the punks was right on the mark....the clothes, the attitude, the music, the just hanging out, etc. Unfortunately, all the new kids who just got into punk in the last decade think this movie is all wrong. Even one of the commenters on this site mistakenly complained that this movie has it all wrong and punks aren't like that. Well guess what kids? The punks in this movie not only acted like real punks, most of them were real punks. (before you were) The scene has changed over the years. This movie is accurately representative of what it was like back in the original (real) scene days during the Reagan administration.

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