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Punk's Dead (2015)

Punk's Dead poster
Original title
Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2
Directed by
James Merendino
Genre
comedy drama
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 15m
Rated
NR
Rating
4.5 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A sequel set 19 years later follows old friends and family dealing with past conflicts and personal growth. The story includes narration from a deceased character in the afterlife.

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What happens

Punk's Dead (also known as Punk's Dead: SLC Punk 2) is a 2016 American comedy-drama film written and directed by James Merendino. It is a sequel to the 1998 film SLC Punk! and was released on February 11, 2016. Set 19 years after the events of the first film, the plot deals with unresolved conflict and family strain, and also has elements of a coming-of-age story. Michael Goorjian reprises his role of Heroin Bob, acting as a narrator for the film, both in voice-over as well as sporadically intercut scenes of him in the afterlife. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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