R| 1 hr. 40 min.
Plot Summary
Filmmaker Paul Rachman recalls the 1980s American punk-rock movement. The retrospective features interviews and performance footage with such bands as Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Jerry's Kids, Gang Green, Poison Idea, Flipper and SS Decontrol.
Cast:
Director: Paul Rachman
Genres: Documentary
Distributor: Sony Pictures Classics
American Hardcore (2006)
Release Date: September 22nd, 2006|1 hr. 40 min.
Messed up as it is, you can't tear your eyes away from this explosion of brutal sounds and images. show more
There's a lot of interesting material here, but Rachman doesn't offer any real analysis of his own, and the film suffers from a lack of narrative focus. show more
A first-rate documentary on this subgenre of punk rock, which flourished roughly between 1982 and 1986 as an anarchistic response to Ronald Reagan and the disco era. show more
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