SLC Punk

"God bless America... they're going to need it."

1998 1h 37m EN

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7.1

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65%

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METACRITIC

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7.3

IMDB

★7.1TMDB · 459🍅65%Rotten Tomatoes●50Metacritic★7.3IMDB · 36,293

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Synopsis

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Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

“God bless America... they're going to need it.”

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Cast

Matthew Lillard
Stevo
Michael A. Goorjian
Bob
Annabeth Gish
Trish
Jennifer Lien
Sandy
Christopher McDonald
Dad
Devon Sawa
Sean
Jason Segel
Mike
Adam Pascal
Eddie

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: James Merendino
Writers: James Merendino
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.

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3 / 8

ERA

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28 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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4 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "SLC Punk Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by James Merendino, shot by Greg Littlewood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Esther P. Russell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Matthew Lillard and Michael A. Goorjian and Annabeth Gish carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "God bless America... they're going to need it.".

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The take

James Merendino directs. Greg Littlewood behind the camera. Esther P. Russell cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. A commercial under-performer on release. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Earned back only 50% of its budget on initial theatrical — a commercial disappointment on release.
328 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
4Part of the "SLC Punk Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Directed by James Merendino, shot by Greg Littlewood. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Editor Esther P. Russell shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Matthew Lillard and Michael A. Goorjian and Annabeth Gish carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "God bless America... they're going to need it.".
9IMDB entry: tt0133189 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Released under 10 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Greg Littlewood
Editing: Esther P. Russell
Production design: Charlotte Malmlöf
Costume design: Fiora Boes
Makeup / hair: Tania Saylor
VFX supervisor: Wendy Rogers
Sound: Dennis Patterson
Stunt coordinator: Fenton Quinn
Runtime: 97 min · 1h 37m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $600,000
Box office: $299,200
Return: 50% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): R
IMDB: SLC Punk (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes: 65% 🍅 Fresh
Metacritic: 50/100
IMDB rating: 7.3/10 · 36,293 votes
MPAA: R

Awards

2 wins & 6 nominations total

Part of

SLC Punk Collection

A Collection of the SLC Punk Movies

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James Merendino

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Gimly2018-10-26
★ 8/10
Maybe SLC Punk isn't exactly an accurate portrayal of my life in alternative culture, Hell, maybe it isn't exactly an accurate portrayal of anyone's life in alternative culture, but seeing a movie where people belonging to alternative culture are actually characters? That was a massive deal to me growing up, and this alone would make me a fan of SLC Punk, but even aside from that there is its unique filming style, solid acting presence and intense philospohical questions to push it over the line into worthwhile. Final rating:★★★★ - Very strong appeal. A personal favourite.

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