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The Punk Singer

  • 20132013
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  • 1h 21m
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The Punk Singer (2013)
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A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.A look at the life of activist, musician, and cultural icon Kathleen Hanna, who formed the punk band Bikini Kill and pioneered the "riot grrrl" movement of the 1990s.
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    • Director
      • Sini Anderson
    • Stars
      • Kathleen Hanna
      • Carrie Brownstein
      • Kim Gordon
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sini Anderson
    • Stars
      • Kathleen Hanna
      • Carrie Brownstein
      • Kim Gordon
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 12User reviews
    • 52Critic reviews
    • 75Metascore
    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

    Videos2

    The Punk Singer
    Trailer 2:16
    The Punk Singer
    The Punk Singer - Official Trailer
    Trailer 2:17
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    Photos17

    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna, Le Tigre, and Johanna Fateman in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Joan Jett and Kathleen Hanna in The Punk Singer (2013)
    Kathleen Hanna at an event for The Punk Singer (2013)
    Tamra Davis, Kathleen Hanna, Bo Mehrad, Moira Morel, Jennie Jeddry, and Sini Anderson at an event for The Punk Singer (2013)

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    Kathleen Hanna
    Kathleen Hanna
    • Self
    Carrie Brownstein
    Carrie Brownstein
    • Self
    Kim Gordon
    Kim Gordon
    • Self
    Joan Jett
    Joan Jett
    • Self
    Tammy Rae Carland
    • Self
    Kathryn Wilcox
    • Self
    • (as Kathi Wilcox)
    Tobi Vail
    • Self
    Billy Karren
    • Self
    • (archive footage)
    Becca Albee
    • Self
    Corin Tucker
    Corin Tucker
    • Self
    Allison Wolfe
    Allison Wolfe
    • Self
    • (as Allison C. Wolfe)
    Ann Powers
    • Self - Music Critic
    Lynn Breedlove
    • Self
    • (as Lynnee Breedlove)
    Sara Marcus
    Sara Marcus
    • Self - Author of 'Girls to the Front: The True Story of the Riot Grrrl Revolution'
    Jennifer Baumgardner
    • Self
    Rebecca Walken
    • Self
    Anna Joy Springer
    • Self
    Adam Horovitz
    Adam Horovitz
    • Self
    • Director
      • Sini Anderson
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    Storyline

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    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Kathleen Hanna: I don't give a shit what people think. I know what's real, I don't care if people don't think feminism is important, because I know it is. And I don't care if people don't think late stage Lyme disease exists, because I have it, and other people have it. And we help each other, and we know it exists. And other people can think what they want. My problem is when people get in the way of feminism. Or people get in the way of people who are sick, getting better, because they don't understand it. And if they don't believe in it or they don't want to care about it, that's totally fine, but they should have to stay out of my way.

    • Soundtracks
      Rebel Girl
      Written by Kathleen Hanna, Billy Karren, Tobi Vail, Kathryn Wilcox (as Kathi Wilcox)

      Performed by Bikini Kill

      Courtesy of Bikini Kill Records

      From the album "Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah"

    User reviews12

    Review
    Top review
    4/10
    Self-Indulgent Tripe
    Firstly, let me say this: I agree that Kathleen Hanna played a very important role in feminist history and I respect her for that. Get down with your bad Riot Grrrl self! However, please, for the love of whomever you find sacred, please get some perspective!

    I am very sorry that she is suffering from what is revealed at the end of this film. I am, I truly am. I have not walked a mile in her shoes but I can only assume that her journey through her health issues have been a nightmare.

    Here's my problem with the film: it's such an exercise in navel-gazing and delusion, at times it's almost painful to watch. If she would have just OWNED the fact that she's married to a Beastie Boy and has access to care and treatment that most normal people do not, I would have found her story more tolerable. And let's not forget that this is supposed to be an empowered feminist, yet when she talks of her stripper past (which I am NOT judging her for), she says, "It was the only decent paying job I could get." I call B.S. on that! Honey, just own it! You wanted to strip for the money - no big deal. But please don't make it out like it was the ONLY job you could get. Puh-leeeeze! We are basically the same age and while she's a heck of a lot cuter than I ever was and looked better in a bikini than I ever did, I found a way to have a decent paying job where I didn't remove my clothes (my choice).

    I wanted to love this movie. But I did not. I did however love all the old 90s footage and some fun interviews with the likes of Kim Gordon and Tavi Gevinson.
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    • May 22, 2014

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    • Release date
      • May 23, 2014 (Ireland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Панк-певица
    • Production companies
      • A Bird in the Hand Productions
      • Long Shot Factory
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $122,742
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $24,729
      • Dec 1, 2013
    • Gross worldwide
      • $146,000
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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