Crime and Punishment in Suburbia (2000)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Rob Schmidt

Writer (WGA):

Larry Gross (written by)

Release Date:

25 August 2000 (Italy)

Genre:

Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Some kids have lots of time to kill.

Plot:

This is a contemporary fable loosely based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's "Crime and Punishment". Roseanne is outwardly a perfect and popular teen...

Plot Keywords:

Stepfather | Interracial Relationship | Drunkenness | Cynicism | Murder

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Monica Keena	...	Roseanne Skolnick
Ellen Barkin	...	Maggie Skolnick
Michael Ironside	...	Fred Skolnick
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Vincent
James DeBello	...	Jimmy
Jeffrey Wright	...	Chris
Conchata Ferrell	...	Bella
Marshall R. Teague	...	Coach (as Marshall Teague)
Nicki Aycox	...	Cecil
Christian Payne	...	Dean
Anthony C. Chow	...	Teacher
Bonnie Somerville	...	Stuck Up Girl
Lucinda Jenney	...	Vincent's Mom
Jim Boyce	...	Mr. Dwyer
Matt Champagne	...	Counselor Lord

Also Known As:

Crime + Punishment in Suburbia (USA) (working title)
Crime and Punishment in High School (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for brutal violence, strong sexuality, language and substance abuse.

Runtime:

100 min | Spain:98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:MA (cable rating) | France:U | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, California, USA

Company:

G2 Films

Quotes:

Roseanne: What's wrong with you? Why are you always giving people a reason to laugh at you?
Vincent: I'm sorry, was I not fitting in?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Reservoir Dogs' Revisited (2005) (TV)

just great

Wow, I was walking around the video store looking for something dark and moody and happily gothic and I found this awesome flick. much props to the director for making this one come to life. Awesome characters and performances, it was just very very cool. In modern day western civ art like this is usually thrown away and disproved, and in the wake of American Beauty which deserved all its awards, this tells a more intense story for those of us under 21. Although I understand and admire all that American Beauty did to the film biz, it played to the adults who while watching never realized that they have dug themselves into Lester Burnham's very situation and were living that movie themselves while at the theaters. This movie was more cautionary and gave many an idea of how not to live that life.