Suburbia (1983)
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83% of critics liked it
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78% of users liked it
(4,953 ratings)
Following up her critically acclaimed documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris made this gritty drama her first feature-film outing. Bill Coyne stars as Evan Johnson, an angst-ridden kid living in L.A., who bands together with a group of other young societal rejects and… More Following up her critically acclaimed documentary The Decline of Western Civilization, Penelope Spheeris made this gritty drama her first feature-film outing. Bill Coyne stars as Evan Johnson, an angst-ridden kid living in L.A., who bands together with a group of other young societal rejects and immerses himself in the mid-'80s punk rock scene. Most of the cast was comprised of actual teenagers off the streets of Los Angeles. Among them is Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Suburbia is also known as The Wild Side and Rebel Streets, and should not be confused with the 1996 Richard Linklater film of the same name. ~ Matthew Tobey, Rovi
- Directed By
- Penelope Spheeris
- Genres
- Drama
R,
- In Theaters
- Dec 31, 1983 Wide
- Studio
- New Concorde Home Entertainment
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Its sincere sympathy for the runaway kids is what elevates this standard rebellious teen flick above many others in this genre.
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
This drama (aka The Wild Side), the first of Spheeris' two youth movies of the 1980s, concerns angry boys whose rebelliousness in reflected in cutting their hair instead of growing it long; the mood is right, the text is not.
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Scott Weinberg, DVDTalk.com
"I was a good filmmaker ... before I sold out," says Penelope Spheeris on her audio commentary, and it's tough not to appreciate the gal's candor.
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James Rocchi, Netflix
Gritty Los Angeles punk-rock chronicle is ugly, raw and realistic.
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Cast
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Bill Coyne
as Evan
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Chris Pederson
as Jack
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Timothy Eric O'Brien
as Tom
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Jennifer Clay
as Sheila
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Wade Walston
as Joe
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Grant Miner
as Keef
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Flea
as Razzle
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Robert Griffin
as Baby
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Andrew Pece
as Ethan
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Anna Schoeller
as Anna
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Julie Winchester
as Blonde
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Ray Lawrence
as Elderly Man
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Jeff Prettyman
as Bob Skokes
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J. Dinan Myrtetus
as Sheila's Father
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Donald V. Allen
as Officer Rennard
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Christina Beck
as Tiresa
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Gil Christner
as Jerry 7-11
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Maggie Ehrig
as Mattie
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Robert Peyton
as Jim Triplett
- TSOL
- The Vandals
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John McCormack
as Bouncer
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James Harrison
as Repaint Store Man
- D.I.
- Mike B
