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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
99min.
DVD Release Date:
10/24/2000
Director(s):
Penelope Spheeris
Starring:
Bill Coyne , Chris Pederson , Timothy Eric O'Brien , Jennifer Clay , Wade Walston
Themes:
Kids in Trouble,Down on Their Luck,Bohemian Life,Runaways,Fighting the System
Tone:
Bleak,Angry,Confrontational,Gritty,Cynical,Humorous,Ominous,Quirky,Visceral
Keywords:
alienation,condemned [building],conflict,family,punk,redneck,revenge,suburbs,teenagers
Language:
English