Slc punk bob its a crazy, fucked up world slc punk if you havnt seen it now is the time its a crazy, fucked up world and were all just barely floating around waiting for someone who can walk on water. During their odyssey, and with the help of a healthy dose of drugs, alcohol and punk music. Its part of our through the lens series, a partnership with utah film center. Ross, penny and crash, young outsiders from different tribes, embark on a. A series of tragic events unfold one friend becomes. The film is about the young punk rock fan steven stevo levy. Fat kid rules the world, the story of a punk rock kid saving a fat misfits life, is a successful directorial debut for matthew lillard, star of the cult punk film slc punk. His early film work includes chip sutphin in serial mom 1994, emmanuel cereal killer goldstein in hackers 1995, stu macher in scream 1996, stevo in slc punk. These are films that either came from the punk subculture, were inspired by, or. The sequel to slc punk, the 1998 cult classic starring matthew lillard and michael a. Featuring a soundtrack of mid80s punk from the ramones, minor threat, the dead kennedys and others, slc punk was chosen as the openingnight feature at. The film follows the next generation of outcast misfits through the utah hinterlands.
Chosen as openingnight feature at sundance film festival. Matthew lillards performance dominates the film, and he does a subtle, tricky job of. Gangsters performed by the specials written by jerry dammers as dammers terry hall as hall horace panter as panter lynval golding as golding john bradbury as bradbury neville staple as staples roddy byers as byers courtesy of chrysalis records, a division of emi under license. Professing a belief in anarchy and a general confusion about such heavy topics as drugs, the opposite sex, and what. The summer after high school, he was hired as an extra for ghoulies go to college 1990.
On first appearance, the film seems to be a series of random events, which gives a feel for the anarchistpunk lifestyle thats depicted. Goorjian as two punks battling adulthood in salt lake city, will be released in theaters in early 2016, followed by digital, tv and vod distribution. Ross, 19, is the love child of trish and heroin bob, who died before ross was born. Twenty years ago, the mustsee film at sundances opening night was a movie about punks in the mormonheavy city of salt lake city. With ben schnetzer, hannah marks, machine gun kelly, sarah clarke. Slc punk by james merendino james merendino, matthew. Three parties are covered and one concert including a fight between punks, rednecks and others. In the early 1980s stevo and heroin bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative salt lake city. Matthew lillard was born in lansing, michigan, to paula and jeffrey lillard. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. To grow up in america is to, at one point or another, rebel against the world around you. In this season of blaming everything on the movies, a film like slc punk. Throughout the film steve ridicules other youth subcultures and defends punk anarchism as a worldlife view. Both slc punk and its sequel, punks dead, are available to stream on.
Punks dead is slated to start shooting this june in salt lake city, it was announced tuesday by original. 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. He lived with his family in tustin, california, from first grade to high school graduation. The film is about the young punk rock fan steven stevo levy, a college graduate living in salt lake city. Ross, penny and crash, young outsiders from different tribes, embark on a road trip to a huge punk show. Michael antranig goorjian born february 4, 1971 is an american actor, filmmaker, and writer. Top 10 movie portrayals of real life gangsters duration. The character is portrayed as a stereotype of a vandalist punk in the mid1980s.
His family relocated to the united states when he was six years old, and took residence in new york city and later salt lake city. The punk subculture has either spawned or inspired films, and even the film genre of no wave cinema. Here his performance dominates the film, and he does a subtle, tricky job of being both an obnoxious punk and a kid in search of his direction in life. Matthew lyn lillard born january 24, 1970 is an american actor, voice actor, director, and producer. Ver slc punk 1998 pelicula completa espanol repelistv. One of the better entries in the 80sasnostalgia genre, slc punk is more structured, and thus more conventional, than many of its alternativelifestyle predecessors. Its 1985 and stevo is that rare animal, a punk rocker in the mormon stronghold of salt lake city, utah. Revisiting the cult classic on its 20th anniversary. Goorjian won an emmy award for outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or special for his role as david goodson in the television film davids mother 1994. He just graduated from college with honors and now his life is a nutty roller coaster ride of rock shows, stealing cars, beating up rednecks and nonstop partying with his buddy, heroin bob, and his girlfriend. The films strong points are matthew lillards fine lead performance as steveo and the convincing sense of time and place evoked by writerdirector james merendino. On closer inspection, though, there is a complex logical structure to the unfolding of each scene, which reflects steves analytic approach as a.
These films range from coming of age dramas to teen comedies, documentaries and even avantgarde cinema. Featuring a soundtrack of mid80s punk from the ramones, minor threat, the dead kennedys and others, slc punk was chosen as the openingnight feature at the 1999 sundance film festival. The realism of the characternarrated movie may be discussed. Matthew was the mc of the nickelodeon program sk8 tv 1990 in 1989. Slc punk 2 is a failed comingofage story and odysseyinspired tale about a mopey goth kid who goes on a road trip with two mohawked and spiked friends and accomplishes nothing in the way of achieving an objective or growing as a character. Merging anarchic spirit with straightforward melodrama, slc punk is a. Goorjian, annabeth gish, til schweiger, jason segel, devon sawa, james duval, summer phoenix, christopher mcdonald, chiara barzini, kevin brenznahan, christina karras. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. If youre stevo and you live in reaganera salt lake city, then, we. Hence defining punk film as a genre is difficult due to the vague nature of the term. He currently studies digital cinema at utah valley university and aspires to continue in his filmmaking endeavors. Those who are fans of the original film will probably be asking one very important question right now. On wednesday, september 11, were celebrating the 20th anniversary of the cultclassic slc punk. Ross, penny and crash, young outsiders from different tribes, embark on a road trip to a huge punk.