One of my very favorite punk movies is SUBURBIA (1984)
The punk who makes Easter eggs is a pre-Chili's Flea!
http://youtu.be/9A9AAC5mbTg (http://youtu.be/9A9AAC5mbTg)
Return of The Living Dead
Class of 1984 (not sure if that one qualifies)
Quote from: Trevor on July 25, 2022, 02:22:19 AM
Class of 1984 (not sure if that one qualifies)
Damn you Trevor, that is what I was going to post.
ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL!
http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk (http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk)
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 12:53:25 PM
ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL!
http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk (http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk)
Was going to list that.
Would A Clockwork Orange qualify? Pretty
Quote from: bob on July 25, 2022, 01:13:47 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 12:53:25 PM
ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL!
http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk (http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk)
Was going to list that.
Would A Clockwork Orange qualify? Pretty
I think so! My friend Ethan was a true punk. He dressed up as a Droog for Halloween!
REPO MAN (1984)
(https://media.timeout.com/images/101621259/750/422/image.jpg)
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:34:23 PM
Quote from: bob on July 25, 2022, 01:13:47 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 12:53:25 PM
ROCK AND ROLL HIGH SCHOOL!
http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk (http://youtu.be/y1001xArPVk)
Was going to list that.
Would A Clockwork Orange qualify? Pretty
I think so! My friend Ethan was a true punk. He dressed up as a Droog for Halloween!
But there's NO Punk music in it... also notice that one band name on the chart list at the milk bar is
The Heaven Seventeen...
^No. There is no punk music in it.
But it's got that attitude.
I think the 'punk' mindset is more than just the music. It's hard to explain.
It's a 'f**k you, I don't care' attitude. In the early years it was a gang like mentality.
When I lived on Long Island in the 80's, all me and my brothers listened to was punk. We lived and breathed it. I didn't dress like a punk, per se. I had long hair, wore cheap sunglasses, and dressed like a bum. The only one who dressed like a punk was my brother Mike. Oh yeah- My brother Richie shaved his head, which was not a 'look' in 1984.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM
^No. There is no punk music in it.
I understand you but it's the music that defines "Punk" movie in my mind. The characters in
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE are revoltingly violent and depraved. I hate that movie and it's the PUNK aspect of it I hate the most. The overall society is of course diseased.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM
...I think the 'punk' mindset is more than just the music. It's hard to explain...
My generation too, no 'splanation necessary.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM
... I didn't dress like a punk...
I did. :lookingup:
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM... Oh yeah- My brother Richie shaved his head, which was not a 'look' in 1984.
The hell it wasn't...!
Quote from: Allhallowsday on July 25, 2022, 02:13:31 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM
^No. There is no punk music in it.
I understand you but it's the music that defines "Punk" movie in my mind. The characters in A CLOCKWORK ORANGE are revoltingly violent and depraved. I hate that movie and it's the PUNK aspect of it I hate the most. The overall society is of course diseased.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM
...I think the 'punk' mindset is more than just the music. It's hard to explain...
My generation too, no 'splanation necessary.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM
... I didn't dress like a punk...
I did. :lookingup:
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 01:47:25 PM... Oh yeah- My brother Richie shaved his head, which was not a 'look' in 1984.
The hell it wasn't...!
You said the 'punk' aspects of a Clockwork Orange you dislike the most. But you admit the punk aspects are there.
As far as shaved heads. At the time, on Long Island, Twisted Sister and Motley Crue were the big deal.
Not to many shaved head among the locals. And everyone heard the music we listened to. The neighbors for sure. Black Flag was not big with anyone on the outside . It was very isolating, and somehow empowering.
Dudes (1987)
Quote from: Allhallowsday on July 25, 2022, 01:37:33 PM
REPO MAN (1984)
(https://media.timeout.com/images/101621259/750/422/image.jpg)
This is no doubt my favorite.
I'll also throw in SID & NANCY, though you might consider it an anti-punk movie... they aren't glamorized.
Quote from: LilCerberus on July 25, 2022, 02:27:11 PM
Dudes (1987)
That it stars Daniel Roebuck of the RIVER'S EDGE (1986) and the MUNSTERS (2022) is a plus!
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 02:22:09 PM
...You said the 'punk' aspects of a Clockwork Orange you dislike the most. But you admit the punk aspects are there.
Who could argue? Of course they're punks, in the original meaning of the word.
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 02:22:09 PM
As far as shaved heads. At the time, on Long Island, Twisted Sister and Motley Crue were the big deal.
Not to many shaved head among the locals. And everyone heard the music we listened to. The neighbors for sure. Black Flag was not big with anyone on the outside . It was very isolating, and somehow empowering.
That was your world. It did not define THEE world. I saw plenty of Punks with shaved heads save a spiked mohawk...pins in their faces and usually angry. I was in lots of rough neighborhoods in NJ and NY. In the end, if it isn't crime and anarchy, it's just fashion.
SLC Punk?
Quote from: ER on July 25, 2022, 02:52:00 PM
SLC Punk?
Kristi has been banned from watching this. I haven't seen it myself, but I have met the devil worshipper (a guy called Russ who was performing at a comedy theatre that Kristi used to work at before she came over to the UK).
THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION (1981)
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f9/The_Decline_of_Western_Civilization_film_poster.jpg)
^ I LOVE that movie! :thumbup:
Quote from: RCMerchant on July 25, 2022, 03:36:01 PM
^ I LOVE that movie! :thumbup:
Ain't it great? A member of this forum long ago sent me a bootleg. I need to watch again!
Life is full of serendipity...
SMITHEREENS (1982) on TCM right now... starring RICHARD HELL !!!
Quote from: Alex on July 25, 2022, 03:19:41 PM
Quote from: ER on July 25, 2022, 02:52:00 PM
SLC Punk?
Kristi has been banned from watching this. I haven't seen it myself, but I have met the devil worshipper (a guy called Russ who was performing at a comedy theatre that Kristi used to work at before she came over to the UK).
I remember liking it back inna day. Wouldn't mind seeing it again. Let me know if you ever see it.
Derek Jarman's Jubilee counts (I think)
Quote from: ER on July 25, 2022, 11:11:41 PM
Quote from: Alex on July 25, 2022, 03:19:41 PM
Quote from: ER on July 25, 2022, 02:52:00 PM
SLC Punk?
Kristi has been banned from watching this. I haven't seen it myself, but I have met the devil worshipper (a guy called Russ who was performing at a comedy theatre that Kristi used to work at before she came over to the UK).
I remember liking it back inna day. Wouldn't mind seeing it again. Let me know if you ever see it.
Will do. Russ had told Kristi she wasn't allowed to watch it because it was awful. I've always been tempted to give it a look.
Punk Vacation (1990)
(https://img.yts.pm/20161005/16127/punk-vacation-1990-medium-cover.jpg)
the PUNK ROCK MOVIE (1978)
I had it on vhs. I don't now. Me sad. :bluesad:
http://youtu.be/QtUW4CEos9k (http://youtu.be/QtUW4CEos9k)
Dirty Harry (1971)
"Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" :wink:
Quote from: Trevor on July 26, 2022, 11:32:54 AM
Dirty Harry (1971)
"Do I feel lucky? Well, do ya, punk?" :wink:
No, sorry.
Anybody said Sid & Nancy? I know it's fashionable to pick on it but I enjoyed it.
Return of the Living Dead?
Quote from: claws on July 26, 2022, 05:18:41 AM
Punk Vacation (1990)
(https://img.yts.pm/20161005/16127/punk-vacation-1990-medium-cover.jpg)
they took a vacation from punk, and became glam metal instead
Quote from: ER on July 26, 2022, 02:48:31 PM
Anybody said Sid & Nancy? I know it's fashionable to pick on it but I enjoyed it.
:question: It is?
Quote from: Alex on July 26, 2022, 03:06:18 PM
Return of the Living Dead?
Mentioned by
Lester on page 1.
I've always though of this movie as being rather punk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVs4MFIzmjA&ab_channel=ArrowVideo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVs4MFIzmjA&ab_channel=ArrowVideo)
As much as I generally detest punk music and punk culture, even I have to admit I'm a huge fan of both Return of the Living Dead and SLC Punk