SLC Punk

Starring:Matthew Lillard, Annabeth Gish
Studio: Sony Pictures
Product Type: DVD

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SLC Punk starts out entertainingly enough as a sarcastic snapshot of the punk-rock scene in Salt Lake City in 1985--complete with mohawks, moshing, and vague avowals of anarchy. But gradually, the wanderings of Stevo (Matthew Lillard from Scream) and Heroin Bob (Michael Goorjian) turn into a multilayered exploration of character and culture shock. Though he spends his days drinking and mocking the values of his parents, Stevo turns just as critical an eye on his own rhetoric and lifestyle, and comes to find that aimless rebellion may be just as hollow as the mindless pursuit of money. No character has the right point of view; there are no easy solutions. Despite lacking anything in the way of a plot, SLC Punk sustains its energy through wit, realism, propulsive editing, and excellent performances from Lillard, Goorjian, and the rest of the cast. It's emblematic of the movie's sophistication that Stevo's lawyer father (Christopher McDonald, who played Geena Davis's husband in Thelma and Louise) is treated satirically without being dismissed; though baffled by his son's form of rebellion, he never loses hope that Stevo will go on to law school and continues to cajole Stevo and argue with him about how the world works. By its end, the constantly shifting perspective of SLC Punk achieves a surprising emotional depth. It's also given a lot of energy by a well-chosen soundtrack of energetic but not overly familiar music of the time, including selections from Fear, the Dead Kennedys, the Stooges, and even Roxy Music. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews:

old school.......2007-04-09

this movie is a great tribioute to the old punks living in todays sosiety

A Must See.......2007-03-10

This film, no matter what age or interest, is fantastic. The acting is excellent and the story intreaging. I found myself educated by the era of music this film encompasses. Harsh times and an attitude towards society of indipendence and self security, is what this film centers around. BUY THIS FILM.

Such a True Movie!!!.......2007-03-08

Great film in all aspects. Shows many true aspects of society. Including a lot of comedy, helps make it an underground classic.

This Film Is An Underground Classic...Or It Should Be.......2007-03-02

Sometimes it occurs to me with a jolting shock that I've seen a lot of films in my life. Many of these, like this one, were with my roommate in college, who was a certified movie freak. Although I forgot about it until I recently bought it for myself, one of the movies I liked a lot back circa 1999 was SLC Punk. As it rapidly segues from hilarious to touching, tragic to gross, ultimately SLC Punk shows it has a message beneath its surface noise, and it says a lot as it unfolds. At its center SLC Punk asks the question "is buying-in always selling-out?" To translate that for the uninitiated, that means is following cultural norms always a betrayal of personal identify and youthful dreams? Stevo and his best friend "Heroin" Bob (who ironically never touches drugs and is terrified of needles) are two young men living in uber-right wing Salt Lake City during the mid-Reagan years. They do their best to be hard core punks in a time and place where that pursuit separates them from just about everyone else in their Mormon dominated society. Steveo, though, is more than he seems. Amid his binge drinking, ambushing of local rednecks, and philosophical asides on the healthiness of personal anarchy, Steveo, it turns out, is a brilliant student who has the chance to get into an Ivy League college. His father, a smooth-talking Yuppie jerk, does his best to persuade his son to accept the Harvard education open to him, even as the life Steveo believes in proclaims that path to be the ultimate in "selling out." Along the way between its memorable opening scene and its closing credits viewers of SLC Punk meet a cast of characters that includes a rebel who disguises himself as a conforming prep, a trust-fund Eurotrash psychopath, a hippie Wiccan woman, and, well...one case of skin infection so bizarre it even stumps medical science. SLC Punk is worth seeing, owning, and heck, even spending ten minutes reviewing on Amazon.com. So go get it. Go get it now.

Fun........2007-02-27

It's not the best understanding of Punk or the political theory of anarchism,but it does represent how alot of people see it.You may not even agree with the story,but it is honest...and fun.I really liked the ADD editing and the use of cool tones in the beginning,then warm,then back to cool.The description will tell you all you need to know really.

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Leisure

Manufacturer: CustomFlix
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007W4QE2
Release Date: 2006-07-13

Product Description

"Good for what ales you: If we told you that a group of local filmmakers and actors led by a couple of Pizza Rustica deliverymen shot a feature-length comedy about a bunch of slackers spending all their waking hours (and their passed-out ones, as well) in Cato's Ale House on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland, you'd expect a beery night at the movies. But Leisure, the refreshingly well-written and ably acted slice of East Bay life by writer-director Chris Horvath and his friends, pulls off a character coup. It's funnier than any movie made for $5,000 (Horvath's pizza tips) has any right to be, thanks to the naturalistic acting of Horvath, composer-actor Chris Ferreira (Groove), actor Michael Goorjian (he made Oakland Underground and acted in SLC Punk!, Party of Five, etc.), Alex Smith (Cato's real-life bartender), and Burgin Bailey as Hank, the boozy fan you've seen stumbling down the aisle at every A's game you've ever been to." - Kelly Vance (East Bay Express) Leisure. The true goal in Life? Yes, according to Jake's buddy Pete, who argues that our forefathers fought for this lifestyle that we now have. Jake values time spent with friends but questions his lack of direction. He yearns for excitement, romanticizing previous generations with a mission. Between playing games of liar's dice and Ms. Pac Man at the pub, sabotaging a corporate cafe moving into the neighborhood and agonizing over a job offer, Jake struggles with his need to discover his passion and place in a world in which he feels undefined. Jake falls for a beautiful girl he sees once and awaits her return surrounded by Pete, the skateboarding antagonist; Barney, the pot dealing, ladies man; Hank with his drunken toasts to dreams lost; Lars, the avenue punk fighting for a cause; Franklin, the computer hacker; and Lance, proud heir to the pub, who begrudgingly supplies free beer to his 'loser' friends.

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