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A feature-length documentary chronicling early 80's punk rock band the Minutemen, from their beginnings in San Pedro, California, to their demise after the death of singer D. Boon in 1985. full summary | add synopsis
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(Credited cast)| Milo Auckerman | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Baiza | ... | Himself - Saccharine Trust | |
| Kevin Barrett | ... | Himself - Urinals / 100 Flowers | |
| Scott Becker | ... | Himself - Option Magazine | |
| Jello Biafra | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Bonney | ... | Himself | |
| D. Boon | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Jack Brewer | ... | Himself - Saccharine Trust | |
| Dez Cadena | ... | Himself | |
| Joe Carducci | ... | Himself - SST Records | |
| Nels Cline | ... | Himself - Guitarist | |
| Byron Coley | ... | Himself - Archivist | |
| Ed Crawford | ... | Himself - Firehose | |
| Brother Dale | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Derrick | ... | Himself - Musician / Former Roommate | |
| John Doe | ... | Himself | |
| Chuck Dukowski | ... | Himself | |
| Ray Farrel | ... | Himself - SST Records | |
| Flea | ... | Himself | |
| Michael C. Ford | ... | Himself - Poet / Playwright | |
| Greg Ginn | ... | Himself | |
| Carlos Guitarlos | ... | Himself - Top Jimmy and the Rhythm Pigs | |
| Grant Hart | ... | Himself - Hüsker Dü | |
| Richard Hell | ... | Himself | |
| Pat Hoed | ... | Himself - Adam Bomb / KXLU | |
| Robert Holzman | ... | Himself - Saccharine Trust / Slovenly | |
| George Hurley | ... | Himself (also archive footage) | |
| Randall Jahnson | ... | Himself - Video Director | |
| Kjehl Johansen | ... | Himself - Urinals / 100 Flowers | |
| Curt Kirkwood | ... | Himself - Meat Puppets | |
| Martin Lyon | ... | Himself - Friend / Photographer | |
| Ian MacKaye | ... | Himself | |
| David Markey | ... | Himself (as Dave Markey) | |
| Mike Martt | ... | Himself - Tex & the Horseheads | |
| J. Mascis | ... | Himself - Dinosaur Jr. | |
| Brother Matt | ... | Himself - The Watt from Pedro Show | |
| Steve McClellan | ... | Himself - General Manager | |
| Vince Meghrouni | ... | Himself | |
| Richard Melzer | ... | Himself - Writer | |
| Thurston Moore | ... | Himself | |
| W.T. Morgan | ... | Himself | |
| Chris Morris | ... | Himself - The Hollywood Reporter | |
| Keith Morris | ... | Himself | |
| Brendan Mullen | ... | Himself - Author / D.J. | |
| Colin Newman | ... | Himself - Wire | |
| Greg Norton | ... | Himself - Hüsker Dü | |
| Raymond Pettibon | ... | Himself - Artist | |
| Tony Playton | ... | Himself - Friend | |
| Lee Ranaldo | ... | Himself - Sonic Youth | |
| David Rees | ... | Himself - Get Your War On | |
| Lisa Roeland | ... | Herself - Friend | |
| Nanette Roeland | ... | Herself - Friend | |
| Kira Roessler | ... | Herself | |
| Henry Rollins | ... | Himself | |
| Kurt Schellenbach | ... | Himself - Nip Drivers | |
| Spot | ... | Himself - Producer | |
| John Talley-Jones | ... | Himself - Urinals / 100 Flowers | |
| Tom Watson | ... | Himself - Slovenly | |
| Jean Watt | ... | Herself - Mike Watt's Mom | |
| Mike Watt | ... | Himself (also archive footage) |
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Although a lot of the footage is of poor quality, the way the movie is edited taps into the enthusiasm the band garnered during it's live performances. After a screening at the Rice University Media Center in Houston, several attendees mentioned the urge they felt to get up and applaud 20yr old concert footage. The filmmakers did an excellent job of breaking up current interviews with footage they shoot throughout the band's early years. Surviving members of the band and other music contemporaries reminisce about why the Minutemen stood out and were so important. These ideas are then highlighted by concert footage or an archived interview with the band shortly before the death of D. Boon. For example, seeing Mike Watt today talk about growing up in San Pedro and the aggravations of trying to start a band in a small town is accentuated with comments he makes twenty years prior as the band is starting to taste national exposure. Whether you are a fan of the Minuteman, or alternative rock in general, shouldn't matter in choosing this film. The story resonates around the childhood friendship between D. Boon and Mike Watt and how it produced a sound that was one of the most creative in the history of rock n' roll. Imagine a twenty-year class reunion but only the people you liked are going to attend. That's the feeling I walked away with.