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Surf Punks

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Excellent documentary about the very early LA hardcore punk scene that almost seems accidental. Upon visiting LA in the summer of '81 the film maker notices that strangely enough Punk doesn't seem to be dead in L.A., but on the contrary, there seems to be a massive teenage movement going on. He decides to make a short documentary about it. As he says (not without irony); "Since everything happens a few years earlier in the US, I can show the parents back home what's in store for them". He was ofcourse witness to the baby steps of the hardcore scene. This is the only documentary of the era that is not sensationalizing or mythologizing. It doesn't talk to any of the scene "stars" but rather follows a few disenfranchised suburban kids and runaways (in Venice beach I think). A rare look into a self destructive and nihilistic scene, where the main motives seem to be restlessness and soul crushing boredom. Perhaps one of the very few documentaries that give this era a human face.

Status
Released
Budget
Box office
Language
English

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  • NetherlandsNL

    • Theatrical19 Apr 1981

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When was Surf Punks released?
Surf Punks was released on 19 April 1981.
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Who directed Surf Punks?
Surf Punks (1981) was directed by Frans Bromet.
How long is Surf Punks?
Surf Punks runs for 45m.

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