SLC Punk! (1998)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

James Merendino

Writer:

James Merendino (written by)

Release Date:

16 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

God bless America...they're going to need it.

Plot:

In the early 1980's Stevo and Heroin Bob are the only two dedicated punks in conservative Salt Lake City.

Plot Keywords:

Punk | 1980s | Redneck | Rebellion | Black Comedy

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Matthew Lillard	...	Stevo
Michael A. Goorjian	...	Bob
Annabeth Gish	...	Trish
Jennifer Lien	...	Sandy
Christopher McDonald	...	Stevo's Dad
Devon Sawa	...	Sean
Jason Segel	...	Mike
Adam Pascal	...	Eddie
Til Schweiger	...	Mark
James Duval	...	John the Mod (as Jimmy Duval)
Summer Phoenix	...	Brandy
Chiara Barzini	...	Jennifer
Kevin Breznahan	...	Chris
Christina Karras	...	Jamie
Russell Peacock	...	Jones (as Russ Peacock)
Christopher Ogden	...	Young Stevo
Francis Capra	...	Young Bob
McNally Sagal	...	Stevo's Mom (as McNally Sagel)
Scott Brady	...	Bouncer
Vaughn McBride	...	Liquor Store Man
Janice Knickrehm	...	Liquor Store Woman
Marcia Dangerfield	...	Liquor Store Lady
Tom Jacobson	...	Liquor Store Fellow
Stephanie Shumway	...	Jules
Eric Robertson	...	Doctor
Micaela Nelligan	...	Nurse
Mary Bishop	...	Sean's Mom
Dominic Gortat	...	Poser
Evan O'Meara	...	ECP Singer / Extreme Corporal Punishment
Elizabeth Westwood	...	Hot Babe
Glade Quinn	...	Cowboy #1
Brad Jessey	...	Cowboy #2
Don Walsh	...	Bob's Dad
Adam Lawson	...	Russ
Brandon Klock	...	Tom
Kassandra Metos	...	Little Girl
Brad Slocum	...	Teller
Joyce Cohen	...	Clothing Store Woman
Tracy Pfau	...	Fast Food Clerk (as Tracey Pfau)
Dan Epstein	...	Extreme Corporal Punishment (as Daniel Epstein)
Paige O'Meara	...	Extreme Corporal Punishment
Preston O'Meara	...	Extreme Corporal Punishment
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Frank L. Bare II	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
James Merendino	...	Freaky Deaky / Punk in 'Explanation of Fight' Slide (uncredited)
Bijan Zaimi	...	Keg Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
James Merendino

Writing credits
James Merendino		(written by)

Produced by
Jan de Bont	....	executive producer
Katrina Fernandez	....	associate producer
Tam Halling	....	co-producer
Andrea Kreuzhage	....	executive producer
Sam Maydew	....	producer
Michael Peyser	....	executive producer
Glenn Salloum	....	associate producer
Peter Ward	....	producer

Cinematography by
Greg Littlewood

Film Editing by
Esther P. Russell

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Charlotte Malmlöf

Set Decoration by
Adriana Verwey

Costume Design by
Fiora Kirschbaum		(as Fiora)

Makeup Department
Tania Goddard	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Tam Halling	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matias Alvarez	....	assistant director
Joshua S. Ashdown	....	second assistant director: second unit
Win Whittaker	....	assistant director

Art Department
Scott Arneman	....	property master

Sound Department
Douglas Cameron	....	production sound mixer
Russell Farmarco	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Ferdie	....	adr editor
Michael Ferdie	....	production sound editor
Warren Kleiman	....	adr mixer
Warren Kleiman	....	foley mixer
Warren Kleiman	....	sound re-recording mixer
William S. Knight	....	assistant production sound editor
Ai-Ling Lee	....	assistant sound editor
Dennis Patterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Walter Spencer	....	co-supervising sound editor
Derek Vandehorst	....	sound effects editor
Derek Vanderhorst	....	sound effects editor
Elmo Weber	....	sound designer
Elmo Weber	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Wendy Rogers	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Frank L. Bare II	....	stunts
Jeff Chumas	....	stunts
Peter Epstein	....	stunts
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double
Jeff Johnson	....	stunts
Jeff Johnson	....	utility stunts
Tom Proctor	....	stunts
Fenton Quinn	....	stunt coordinator
Glade Quinn	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Kowal	....	key grip
Robert Lowe	....	electrician
Keith Ogier	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Janet Farris	....	casting assistant

Editorial Department
Shimit Amin	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Melanie Miller	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Suzanne Bingham	....	script supervisor
Kathy Hall	....	assistant accountant
Simon Miya	....	craft service
Massimo Nouhra	....	production financing
Laura Pratt	....	production assistant
Audra Rodgers	....	pre-production coordinator (as Audra Cervantes)
Peter Tolle	....	production accountant
Rorie D. Van Klaveren	....	assistant production coordinator
Joshua Ligairi	....	production intern (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Beyond Films
• Blue Tulip Productions
• Straight Edge

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (Germany)

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  camera cranes provided by
• Imperial Entertainment Group  production financing

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, drug use, violent anti-social behavior and some sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min | Argentina:98 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Evanston, Wyoming, USA

Company:

Beyond Films

Trivia:

Matthew Lillard's character, Stevo was originally to have bleached blond hair. However, when getting the bleach job, the peroxide burned Lillard's scalp, leaving a hideous mess. Dying his hair blue was a way of hiding it.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: There is a light visible in the backseat of the car as the characters get out and walk toward the Wyoming liquor store.

Quotes:

Stevo: There's nothing going on. That's what I saw when I looked out over the city: nothing. How the Mormon settlers looked upon this valley and felt that it was the promised land is beyond me. I don't know, maybe it looked different back then.

Movie Connections:

Edited from Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

Soundtrack:

We Will Fall

Outstanding fictional take on punk rock

Anyone who has spent time in the American punk underground will find many points of reference in SLC Punk. The film is an amazingly realistic portrayal of the suburban punk subculture. All the issues are here: poseurs, sell outs, authenticity, straight edge, rebellion, boredom...and of course the perennial problem of whether mods and punks can get along! I can't recommend this gem strongly enough.