Punk's Not Dead (2007)

Director:

Susan Dynner

Release Date:

1 September 2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Documentary | Music

Plot:

On the edge of the 30th anniversary of punk rock, Punk's Not Dead takes you into the sweaty underground clubs...

Plot Keywords:

Band | Punk Rock | Interview | Title Based On Song | Concert Footage

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Craig Aaronson	...	Himself - Warner Brothers Records
Colin Abrahall	...	Himself - GBH
Adri	...	Himself - The Voids
Lorraine Ali	...	Herself - Music Editor, Newsweek
Quinn Allman	...	Himself - The Used
Animal	...	Himself - Anti-Nowhere League
Billie Joe Armstrong	...	Himself - Green Day
Tim Armstrong	...	Himself - Rancid / Operation Ivy
Brian Baker	...	Himself - Minor Threat, Bad Religion
Dave Baksh	...	Himself - Sum 41
Brian Barnes	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Jay Bentley	...	Himself - Bad Religion
Jello Biafra	...	Himself - Dead Kennedys
Joey Bondage	...	Himself - Narcoleptic Youth
Bora	...	Themselves

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Finland:K-3

Company:

Aberration Films

Self Aggrandizing Nonsense

This movie can only be described as sycophantic. It offers little in the way of a history and is more a collection of sound bites from a scattershot of punk personalities. Unfortunately those who might actually have something interesting to say, such as Ian Mackaye, Henry Rollins, Keith Morris etc. are given the least time. There is also some attention given to the newer pop-punk/emo acts and the debate on whether or not they are punk. I really don't care for any of those bands so I guess it's good the film doesn't delve too deeply into that either.

If you want a good punk documentary check out American Hardcore. If you want a bunch of old farts with blue mohawks reminiscing about the good old days check this one out.