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ERA
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42 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Suburbia
"The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen."
1984 1h 34m EN
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6.7
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93%
CERTIFIED FRESH
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73
METACRITIC
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6.9
IMDB
★6.7TMDB · 101🍅93%Rotten Tomatoes●73Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 6,174
DramaMusicThriller
Synopsis
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When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
“The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen.”
Cast
Chris Pedersen
Jack Diddley
Bill Coyne
Evan Johnson
Jennifer Clay
Sheila
Timothy Eric O'Brien
Skinner
Wade Walston
Joe Schmo
Flea
Razzle
Maggie Ehrig
Mattie
Grant Miner
Keef
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Penelope Spheeris
- Writers
- Penelope Spheeris
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Penelope Spheeris, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Michael Oleksinski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Chris Pedersen and Bill Coyne and Jennifer Clay carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0086589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Penelope Spheeris directs. Tim Suhrstedt behind the camera. Michael Oleksinski cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 142 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Directed by Penelope Spheeris, shot by Tim Suhrstedt. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Editor Michael Oleksinski shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 4Chris Pedersen and Bill Coyne and Jennifer Clay carry the top of the cast.
- 5Marketing tagline: "The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen.".
- 6IMDB entry: tt0086589 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Tim Suhrstedt
- Editing
- Michael Oleksinski
- Costume design
- Dana Lyman
- Makeup / hair
- Pamela Peitzman
- Sound
- Sandy Berman
- Runtime
- 94 min · 1h 34m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- R
- IMDB
- Suburbia (1984)
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 93% 🍅 Fresh
- Metacritic
- 73/100
- IMDB rating
- 6.9/10 · 6,174 votes
- MPAA
- R
Awards
1 win
Also by
Penelope Spheeris
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Selected frames
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Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
New World Pictures
US
Key crew
- Special Effects SupervisorKevin Pike
- Makeup & HairPamela Peitzman
- Sound DesignerSandy Berman
- Set DresserNancy Arnold
- Set DresserEd Brown
- Sound MixerJon Huck
- EditorMichael Oleksinski
- Supervising Sound EditorDavid Kern
- Sound RecordistTroy Porter
- Costume DesignDana Lyman
- ProducerRoger Corman
- Art DirectionRandy Moore
- EditorRoss Albert
- ProducerBert L. Dragin
- MusicAlex Gibson
- Creative ConsultantKevin Williams
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- rock 'n' roll
- punk rock
- woman director
Release history · US
When it landed
- Premiere1983-09-30· Chicago International Film Festival
- Premiere1983-07-22· Dayton, Ohio
- Theatrical (limited)1984-04-13R
Also known as
International titles
- Suburbia - Rebellen der VorstadtDE
- The Wild SideUS
