Bill Coyne, Chris Pedersen, Jennifer Clay

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 tr...( read more  read more... )agedy tears them apart.

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4,308 ratings

R, 94 min.

Directed by: Penelope Spheeris

Release Date: December 31, 1983

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DVD Release Date: October 24, 2000

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  • December 31, 2006
    Awesome, awesome movie. I love the part where they throw the glass bottle at the bus and say, "I hate buses." I don't know why, but I love it.
  • October 2, 2009
    esta pelicula muestra muestra en su verdadera dimensión a los 'Punks, new waves, degenerados', determinados a luchar contra lo establecido. Mostrando en esta película su realidad, un mundo de humo, música y violencia.
  • September 20, 2009
    hilarious punk rock exploitation. wild in the streets!
  • August 4, 2009
    Punk classic, I guess. I don't like Penelope Spheeris at all and there were only a couple things that I liked about this movie. I didn't appreciate the inaccurate punk stereotypes, but that's not what made this so bad. Not even the bad acting, which is fine in movies like "Jubile...( read more)e". However, there were some realistic elements and I always enjoy scenes of necessary confrontation (such as calling out the father for incestuous child rape). Also, this movie appeals to those people who think that being "punk" is a license to act like a total douche bag, and worse, emulating said jerk wads and thinking it's cool.
  • July 20, 2009
    Great Film, something about a baby being attacked by a big dog scene was get's me laughing so hard that I cry.
  • May 16, 2009
    Another great punk movie!
  • January 25, 2009
    This great movie with wretched acting still delivers a powerful story, and a nostalgic watch.
  • August 10, 2008
    Bad acting but a great movie none the less... This was a must watch when I was a kid... And it still is good after all these years!
  • June 5, 2008
    Not interested in watching

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  • scrapebox
    May 16, 2008
    excellent film
  • ufcchick66
    March 27, 2008
    saw suburbia when it first came out back in the day and it is still one of my favorites... absolutely love it!

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