Punk's Not Dead (2007)

User Rating:

7.0/10   

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

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	...	Himself
Riley Breckenridge	...	Himself - Thrice
Lisa Brownlee	...	Herself - Warped Tour
Phil Bryant	...	Himself - Subhumans
Wattie Buchan	...	Himself - Exploited
Willie Buchan	...	Himself - Exploited
Fat Mike	...	Himself - NOFX (as 'Fat Mike' Burkett)
Peter Bywaters	...	Himself - Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Jake Burns	...	Himself - Stiff Little Fingers
Alan Campbell	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Captain Sensible	...	Himself - The Damned
Carrie	...	Himself - Drunk Tank
Nick Cash	...	Himself - 999
Becky Carriage	...	Herself - Drunk Tank
Rob Chaos	...	Himself - Total Chaos
Chckn	...	Himself - D.I.
Jay McCaslin	...	Himself - Sum 41 (as Cone McCaslin)
Claire Costa	...	Herself - Drunk Tank
Mitch Cramer	...	Himself - Tour Manager, Green Day
Crazy Danny Culpables	...	Himself (as Culpables)
Michael Davenport	...	Himself - The Ataris
Pete Davies	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Michael Davis	...	Himself - MC5
Jane Davison	...	Herself
Kid Dee	...	Himself - The Adicts
Pete Dee	...	Himself - The Adicts
Kevin De Franco	...	Himself - The God Awfuls
Ashley Dekoster	...	Herself - Drunk Tank
Steve Diggle	...	Himself - The Buzzcocks
John Doe	...	Himself - X
Fletcher Dragge	...	Himself - Pennywise
Joe Escalante	...	Himself - The Vandals, Kung Fu Records
Eyeball	...	Himself - Drunk Tank
Jennifer Finch	...	Herself - L7, The Shocker
Bruce Foxton	...	Himself - Stiff Little Fingers, The Jam
Lars Frederiksen	...	Himself - Rancid
Funeral Dress	...	Himself
Kimm Gardner	...	Herself - Channel 3 (as Kimm Gardener)
Nicky Garratt	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Cooper Gilespie	...	Himself - Bang Sugar Bang
Alvin Gibbs	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Greg Ginn	...	Himself - Black Flag
Ursula Glaviano	...	Herself - Drunk Tank
Steve Grantley	...	Himself - Stiff Little Fingers
Dan Gratziani	...	Himself - The Adicts
Sab Grey	...	Himself - Iron Cross
Jack Grisham	...	Himself - TSOL
Jim Guerinot	...	Himself - Manager, The Offspring, Social Distortion
Brett Gurewitz	...	Himself - Bad Religion, Epitaph Records
Charlie Harper	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Adam Hecht	...	Himself - Enough Fanzine
Greg Hetson	...	Himself - Bad Religion, Circle Jerks
Dexter Holland	...	Himself - The Offspring
Jeph Howard	...	Himself - The Used
Billy Idol	...	Himself - Generation X
Frank Iero	...	Himself - My Chemical Romance
Jock	...	Himself - GBH
Inge Johansson	...	Himself - The International Noise Conspiracy
Barry Jones	...	Himself - Co-founder, Roxy Club
Joe Keithley	...	Himself - DOA
Jake Kolatis	...	Himself - The Casualties
Wayne Kramer	...	Himself - MC5
Joyce Lacovara Levi	...	Herself (as Joyce Lacovara)
Lawrence	...	Himself - Pogo Atak
Levi	...	Himself - Pogo Atak
Cindy Levitt	...	Herself - Hot Topic
Jim Lindberg	...	Himself - Pennywise
Bruce Loose	...	Himself - Flipper
Dick Lucas	...	Himself - Subhumans
Kyle Lumsden	...	Himself - The God Awfuls
Kevin Lyman	...	Himself - Founder, Warped Tour
Dennis Lyxzén	...	Himself - The (International) Noise Conspiracy
Benji Madden	...	Himself - Good Charlotte
Mike Magrann	...	Himself - Channel 3
Marlas Cartas	...	Himself
Glen Matlock	...	Himself - Sex Pistols
Bert McCracken	...	Himself - The Used (as Burt McCracken)
Ian MacKaye	...	Himself - Minor Threat, Fugazi
Legs McNeil	...	Himself - Co-author Please Kill Me, PUNK magazine
Eric Melvin	...	Himself - NOFX
Mordingjarnir	...	Himself
Chris Morris	...	Himself - Writer, Billboard, Hollywood Reporter
Keith Morris	...	Himself - Circle Jerks, Black Flag
Jeff Nelson	...	Himself - Minor Threat, Dischord Records
Mike Ness	...	Himself - Social Distortion
Steve E. Nicks	...	Himself - The Briefs
Derek O'Brien	...	Himself - Social Distortion, The Adolescents
Kelly Osbourne	...	Herself
Alan G. Parker	...	Himself - Punk Historian (as Alan Parker)
Kirsten Patches	...	Herself - Naked Aggression
Paulene	...	Herself - The Diffs
DH Peligro	...	Himself - Dead Kennedys
Jimmy Pursey	...	Himself - Sham 69
Marky Ramone	...	Himself - The Ramones
Rasputin	...	Himself
Rentokill	...	Themselves
Monica Richards	...	Herself - Madhouse, Hate From Ignorance
Mike Roche	...	Himself - TSOL
Henry Rollins	...	Himself - Black Flag, SOA
Lance Romance	...	Himself - The Briefs
Justin Sane	...	Himself - Anti-Flag
Maria Scarlett	...	Herself - Hot Topic
Rob Schwartz	...	Himself - TBWA Chiat Day, Los Angeles
Stormy Shepherd	...	Herself - Leave Home Booking (as Stormy Sheppard)
Jay Sin	...	Himself
Matt Skiba	...	Himself - Alkaline Trio
Paul Slack	...	Himself - U.K. Subs
Richie Slick	...	Himself - The Diffs
Jennie Smith	...	Herself - Wasted Festival Co- Founder
T.V. Smith	...	Himself - The Adverts
Kurt Soto	...	Himself - Vans
Matthew Southwell	...	Himself - Bang Sugar Bang
Pete Stahl	...	Himself - Scream
Franz Stahl	...	Himself - Scream
Branden Steineckert	...	Himself - The Used / Rancid
Sean Stern	...	Himself - Youth Brigade, BYO Records
Steve Jocz	...	Himself - Sum 41
Stryker	...	Himself - KROQ DJ
Texas Terri	...	Herself
Torch	...	Himself - Drunk Tank
Bruce Treasure	...	Himself - Subhumans
Trotsky	...	Himself - Subhumans
Steve Van Doren	...	Himself - Vans
David Vanian	...	Himself - The Damned
Keith 'Monkey' Warren	...	Himself - The Adicts
Kevin 'Noodles' Wasserman	...	Himself - The Offspring
Gerard Way	...	Himself - My Chemical Romance (as Gerard Whale)
Steve Whale	...	Himself - The Business (as Steve Shale)
Deryck Whibley	...	Himself - Sum 41
Annie Zaleski	...	Herself - Music Journalist (as Annie Zeleski)
Iggy Pop	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jan Ackerman	...	Himself - The Vandals
Rodney Bingenheimer	...	Himself
Steve Bruce	...	Himself - Cock Sparrer
Brendan Canty	...	Himself - Fugazi
Keith Clark	...	Himself - The Circle Jerks
Pat Collier	...	Himself - The Vibrators
Dominic Davi	...	Himself - Tsunami Bomb
Guy Days	...	Himself - 999
Peter Finestone	...	Himself - Bad Religion
Warren Fitzgerald	...	Himself - The Vandals
Micky Fitz	...	Himself - The Business
Greg Graffin	...	Himself - Bad Religion
Warren Keith	...	Himself - The Adicts
Pablo LaBritain	...	Himself - 999
Terri Laird	...	Herself - Texas Terri
Joe Lally	...	Himself - Fugazi
Agent M.	...	Herself - Tsunami Bomb
Magoo	...	Himself - The Anti-Nowhere League
Skyler Marshall	...	Himself
Mike McColgan	...	Himself - Dropkick Murphys
Gary McCormack	...	Himself - The Exploited
John McGivern	...	Himself
Brendan Mullen	...	Himself
Dave Quackenbush	...	Himself - The Vandals
Johnny Ramone	...	Himself - The Ramones
Tommy Ramone	...	Himself - The Ramones
Kris Roe	...	Himself - The Ataris
Kate Ross	...	Herself
Jenny Russell	...	Herself - Wasted, HITS
Scott Russo	...	Himself - Unwritten Law
Zander Schloss	...	Himself - The Circle Jerks
Adam Stern	...	Himself - Youth Brigade
The Vandals	...	Themselves
Jon Watson	...	Himself - 999
Wade Youman	...	Himself - Unwritten Law

Directed by
Susan Dynner

Produced by
Tim Armstrong	....	associate producer
Patrick Nelson Barnes	....	co-producer
Susan Dynner	....	producer
Markus G. Kaeppeli	....	executive producer
Panos Nicolaou	....	executive producer
Lorne Pollock	....	associate producer
Todd Traina	....	producer

Cinematography by
Susan Dynner
Markus G. Kaeppeli

Film Editing by
Patrick Nelson Barnes

Makeup Department
Claire Costa	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
J.M. Logan	....	post-production supervisor
Russell Sanzgiri	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Andrew Mitchell	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Glen Alger Schricker	....	dialogue editor
Glen Alger Schricker	....	sound designer
Glen Alger Schricker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Jay Mack Arnette II	....	camera operator
Gavin Booth	....	additional camera operator
Jordan Engle	....	additional camera operator
Nicole Haeusser	....	additional camera operator
Mathew Jones	....	additional camera operator
Joseph Oliver	....	additional camera operator
Ian Solley	....	additional camera operator
Micheal Taylor	....	additional camera operator
Christopher Walker	....	additional camera operator

Animation Department
Luciano Acampora	....	assistant animator
Davide Ragona	....	animator
Davide Saraceno	....	animator

Editorial Department
Philip Beckner	....	on-line editor
Matthew Blackshear	....	on-line editor
Minor Childers	....	post-production consultant
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate post supervisor
Ivan Gozali	....	assistant editor
Diana Mayoral	....	first assistant editor
Jason Moran	....	assistant editor
Joshua Rosenfield	....	assistant editor
Ian Vertovec	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jeremy Weinstein	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Steve Collins	....	executive music producer
Julie Sessing	....	music clearance

Other crew
Renee Barr	....	intern
Zoe Bower	....	production assistant
Terry Everett Brown	....	production assistant
Dave Buzzotta	....	intern
Amie-Nicole Childers	....	production assistant
Marina Conte	....	intern
Jen Dougherty	....	production assistant
Amy Florom	....	intern
Chris Frias	....	intern
Geoff Funk	....	production assistant
Sean Gillen	....	intern
Clay Greer	....	production assistant
Christopher Hole	....	key production assistant
Deirdre Holmes	....	production assistant
Shirley Kim	....	intern
Jason Korstad	....	production assistant
Jason Korstadt	....	production assistant
Carl Meyer-Curtis	....	intern
Susanne Peter	....	intern
Ginny Rankin	....	production assistant
Sarita Rivera	....	production assistant
Louie Romo	....	intern
Jessica Roubbal	....	intern
Russell Sanzgiri	....	production coordinator
Kimberly Schwartz	....	intern
Phoenix Su	....	intern
Jennifer Wickersham	....	intern
Tizeta Wodajo	....	production assistant
Jennifer Ziegler	....	production assistant

Thanks
Todd Albers	....	additional thanks
Alkaline Trio	....	additional thanks
Paul Almanza	....	additional thanks
AntiProduct	....	additional thanks
Trudie Arguelles	....	additional thanks
William H. Armstrong	....	additional thanks
Alice Bag	....	additional thanks
Beano	....	additional thanks
Greg Bergan	....	additional thanks
Rodney Bingenheimer	....	additional thanks
Billy Bones	....	additional thanks
David Brandt	....	additional thanks
The Buisness	....	additional thanks
Gordy Carbone	....	additional thanks
Ian 'Knox' Carnochan	....	additional thanks
Joey Ciraulo	....	additional thanks
William Ciraulo	....	additional thanks
Clinton Colter	....	additional thanks
Edward Colver	....	additional thanks
Chuck Comeau	....	additional thanks
Alan G. Confrey	....	additional thanks
Brandon Cruz	....	additional thanks
Desa	....	additional thanks
Discharge	....	additional thanks
Michael Dolfi	....	additional thanks
Prima Donna	....	additional thanks
Terry Dry	....	additional thanks
Kensrue Dustin	....	additional thanks
Kipp Elbaum	....	additional thanks
Falopian	....	additional thanks
Gary Farley	....	additional thanks
Boyd Farrell	....	additional thanks
Robbie Fields	....	additional thanks
Pauley Filth	....	additional thanks
Micky Fitz	....	additional thanks
Ariane Forster	....	additional thanks
Daniel Franco	....	additional thanks
Jean-Luc Gaudry	....	additional thanks
Pleasant Gehman	....	additional thanks
The Germs	....	additional thanks
Curt Glove	....	additional thanks
Mike Griffin	....	additional thanks
Robin Guy	....	additional thanks
Daniel Heitigemper	....	additional thanks
Iron Cross	....	additional thanks
Maura Jasper	....	additional thanks
Stephan Jenkins	....	additional thanks
Håkan Johansson	....	additional thanks
Dan Kessel	....	additional thanks
Hellin Killer	....	additional thanks
Mike Knox	....	additional thanks
Jenny Lens	....	additional thanks
Juliette Lewis	....	additional thanks
Hilken Mancini	....	additional thanks
Kerry Martinez	....	additional thanks
Ian McCallum	....	additional thanks
Karl Morris	....	additional thanks
Patricia Morrison	....	additional thanks
Bruce Morse	....	additional thanks
Todd M. Morse	....	additional thanks
Peter Mosley	....	additional thanks
Brenden Mullen	....	additional thanks
Dropkick Murphys	....	additional thanks
Chris O'Meara	....	additional thanks
Longineu Parsons	....	additional thanks
Duane Peters	....	additional thanks
Pinch	....	additional thanks
Plop	....	additional thanks
Casey Royer	....	additional thanks
Arion Salazar	....	additional thanks
Mat Sargent	....	additional thanks
Patty Schemel	....	additional thanks
Noah Segan	....	additional thanks
Danny Shipman	....	additional thanks
Pat Smear	....	additional thanks
Cock Sparrer	....	additional thanks
Kevin Spencer	....	additional thanks
Kevin Staab	....	additional thanks
Per Ståhlberg	....	additional thanks
Mark Stern	....	additional thanks
Robby Takac	....	additional thanks
Eddie Tate	....	additional thanks
Todd Taylor	....	additional thanks
Teppei Teranishi	....	special thanks
Gary Tovar	....	special thanks
Holly Tree	....	additional thanks
Varla Girls	....	special thanks
Arturo Vega	....	special thanks
Nicolette Vilar	....	special thanks
Larry Weintraub	....	special thanks
David 'Westy' West	....	special thanks
Shane West	....	special thanks
Emily Whitehurst	....	special thanks
Geza X.	....	additional thanks
Wade Youman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Aberration Films
• Red Rover Films

Distributors

• Future Film (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)

Other Companies

• Plastercity Digital Post  post-production facilities

Runtime:

USA:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Finland:K-3

Company:

Aberration Films

Worst punk documentary ever

I'm sorry people but if you want to learn about punk this movie isn't it. Plain old. Watch American hardcore if you really want to see what the punk is. For Christs sakes. Good Charlotte? Green day? BILLY IDOL!?! MY CHEMICLE ROMANCE?! Pennywise? The Casualties? Rancid? Sum 41? These aren't punk. I'm sorry when a punk documentary includes these bands you know its complete bullshit. For example. Most punks won't even consider Sex Pistols or The Ramones to BE punk. Sid vicious was a nihilistic junkie, and Johnny was a conservative Raegan Supporter. Now not to say this movie doesn't have some good points.

But if you really want to see what punk is and not some people trying to follow a formula go out to local $5 shows, and stuff like that! Listen to bands like The Exploited, TSOL, Minor Threat, Circle Jerks, D.O.A., Black Flag, The Stooges, MC5, Dead Kennedys, FEAR, Subhumans, Social Distortion, 45 Grave, Bad Brains (early stuff), Gang Green, Johnny Hobo and The Freight Trains, Battalion Of Saints, Choking Victim, Citizen Fish, Crass, Gang Of Four (Sex Pistols with meaning), Iggy Pop, INDK, Jerrys Kids, Leftover Crack, Lou Reed, MDC, Negative Approach, Nig-Heist, Nina Hagen, Operation Ivy, Pere Ubu, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sonic Youth, Sublime, The Addicts, The Clash, The Stranglers, Koffin Kats, Tiger Army, The Vandals, The Velvet Underground, Transplants, Scream. There's TONS! And remember. Punk doesn't need to be hardcore punk. Lou Reed, Pere Ubu, The Doors, and The Velvet Underground are perfect examples.

See American Hardcore for a good punk Documentary. You will NOT be disappointed