Suburbia (1984)

Directed by

Penelope Spheeris

Genre

drama film, thriller film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 34m

Rated

R

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 97 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenagers from the suburbs run away from their homes and create a makeshift family in abandoned houses. They live a punk lifestyle, facing off against hostile locals and dealing with the harsh realities of being on their own.

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What happens

Suburbia (also known as Rebel Streets and The Wild Side) is a 1983 American coming-of-age thriller drama film written and directed by Penelope Spheeris and produced by Roger Corman. The film's plot concerns a group of suburban youths who run away from home and adopt a punk lifestyle by squatting in abandoned suburban tract homes. The punks are played by Chris Pedersen, Bill Coyne, Timothy Eric O'Brien, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and others. The film contains live footage of D.I. performing "Richard Hung Himself", T.S.O.L. performing "Wash Away" and "Darker My Love" and the Vandals performing "The Legend of Pat Brown". The film inspired the 1986 Pet Shop Boys song of the same name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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