P.U.N.K.S. (1999)

Director:

Sean McNamara

Writers (WGA):

Mark Cramer (story) &
Sean McNamara (story) ...

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A group of misfit teens evade a corrupt scientist when they steal and attempt to return a suit that delivers supernatural strength to its wearer.

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Independent Film

Cast

Tim Redwine	...	Drew Utley
Randy Quaid	...	Pat Utley
Cathy Moriarty	...	Mrs. Utley
Jessica Alba	...	Samantha Swoboda
Brandon Baker	...	Jonny Pasiotopolis
Kenneth Brown	...	Miles Kitchen
Patrick Renna	...	Lanny Nygren
Louan Gideon	...	Ms. Grimes
Roger Clinton	...	Carlson
Henry Winkler	...	Edward Crow
Megan Blake	...	FBI Agent Houlihan
Kim Morgan Greene	...	Woman in Bar
Gregory Mortensen	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bruce Paul Barbour	...	Crow's Goon
Kenneth A. Brown	...	Miles Kitchen
Matthew Butcher	...	Detective #2
Danny Cistone	...	Ronny
Norm Compton	...	Crow's Goon
Sarah Dalton	...	Technician #4
Tom Dugan	...	Arms Dealer
Mike Elliott	...	Security Guard
John Escobar	...	Agent #2
Dawn Ferry	...	Crow's Secretary
Mark Ginther	...	Crow's Goon
Rodger Halston	...	Agent #1
Steve Ireland	...	King Putt
Jim Meskimen	...	Detective #1
John Nielsen	...	Lobby Security Guard (unconfirmed)
Brendan O'Brien	...	Repo Supervisor
Pee Wee Piemonte	...	Crow's Goon
Stuart Quan	...	Technician #2
Matt Riley	...	Martin Spengler
Al Sapienza	...	Flutie
Scott Schwartz	...	Convict
Scott L. Schwartz	...	Convict
Rick Simon	...	Jock #2
Suanne Spoke	...	Bruno's Woman
Bart Sumner	...	Lanny's Dad
David Theriault	...	Technician #3
Torsten Voges	...	Bruno

Also Known As:

Rebels

MPAA:

Rated PG for action/violence, mischief and mild language.

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Goldbar Entertainment

Trivia:

The last name of Jessica Alba's character, "Swoboda", means "freedom" in Russian

Quotes:

Drew Utley: [dressed up like an adult, ordering a drink from a bar] Umm, Chocolate Milk... On the rocks.

Movie Connections:

References The Rock (1996)

simply B.A.D.

Don't think this is a movie about "punks", not even a violent movie, this is totally "kid's stuff", but for not very bright kids. The movie is about a bunch of kids (as usual, one is a nerd, one is a fat boy, one is a thief, one is the leader, and the other, a girl, so we have "all kinds") who join to prevent the death of the father of the leader, a scientist developing a "muscular enhancer", so the kids turn out to be : a) smart enough to understand a biological-scientifical experiment and its consequences, b) with the skills to break in to a lab with the highest-technology security, c) with the knowledge and skills to use computers as real hackers, among a lot of other things.

So, the result is a boring movie, with bad kid actors, no angel, no fun, nothing else to say. Avoid it, even if you want a child's movie, or if you thought this would be sort of "KIDS" or anything a bit heavier, cause of the title PUNKS (as I thought).