SLC Punk! (1998)

In the early 1980's Stevo and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.

Director:

James Merendino

Writer:

James Merendino

Stars:

Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish

2 wins & 1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Matthew Lillard	...	Stevo
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Bob
Annabeth Gish	...	Trish
Jennifer Lien	...	Sandy
Christopher McDonald	...	Stevo's Dad
Devon Sawa	...	Sean
Jason Segel	...	Mike
Adam Pascal	...	Eddie
Til Schweiger	...	Mark
James Duval	...	John the Mod (as Jimmy Duval)
Summer Phoenix	...	Brandy
Chiara Barzini	...	Jennifer
Kevin Breznahan	...	Chris
Christina Karras	...	Jamie
Russell Peacock	...	Jones (as Russ Peacock)

Storyline

Two punks live in Salt Lake City. The film covers their all-day routine. The realism of the character-narrated movie may be discussed. One of the punks gets ill, stays in hospital for three weeks, comes out again. Three parties are covered and one concert including a fight between punks, rednecks and others.

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Plot Keywords:

punk | salt | 1980s | party | concert | 

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Taglines:

God bless America...they're going to need it.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Music

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, violent anti-social behavior and some sexuality

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site by Sony Pictures Classics

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fuori di cresta

Filming Locations:

Evanston, Wyoming, USA

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$36,218 (USA) (16 April 1999)

Gross:

$299,200 (USA) (11 June 1999)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beyond Films, Blue Tulip Productions, Straight Edge

Technical Specs

Runtime:

97 min 98 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Towards the end of the movie Stevo wears a badge reading "God is an American", a line from the popular David Bowie song "I'm Afraid of Americans".

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Goofs

At Mark's house, Stevo is wearing a shirt with the cover of Naked Raygun's "Raygun... Naked Raygun" album on it. Naked Raygun was a band in 1985, but "Raygun... Naked Raygun" was their last album, and would not be released until 1990.

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Quotes

Stevo: I love you guys, don't get me wrong. But for the first time in my life I'm eighteen and I can say fuuuuck youuu.

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Connections

Referenced in Ghost World (2001)

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Soundtracks

"Through the Town"
Performed & Written by Roger Roger
Courtesy of FirstCom Music
Published by Jim Long Music (ASCAP)

User Reviews

Matthew Lillard's best role

This film is about anarchy and the whole 1980's punk rock scene with references to many early punk bands such as Sex Pistols and The Ramones. If you're expecting this to be another Matthew Lillard teen flick, you are greatly mistaken. Sure it has its funny parts, but mainly this film survives on great acting by Lillard and Michael Goorjian. Lillard and Goorjian's characters believe that they are the only "true" punk rockers in Salt Lake City, Utah and go about their lives liberating against conformity. Their characters, like every punk, need to be different and their main focus in life really is anarchy. Film would have suffered if not for the casting of Lillard and his narration throughout the film was another plus. I recommend seeing it because it is something far different than anything Matthew Lillard has ever done.