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Overview

User Rating:
6.5/10   590 votes
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Director:
Rodger Grossman
Writers:
Michelle Baer Ghaffari (co-story writer)
Rodger Grossman (co-story writer)
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Contact:
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Release Date:
8 August 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Biography | Drama | Music more
Plot:
A biopic of punk legend Darby Crash and his band, the Germs. | add synopsis
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Awards:
2 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(8 articles)
Art of the Movie Poster #1: The Baader Meinhof Complex
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Dog Ears Music: Volume Seventy-Seven
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User Comments:
Great depiction more (19 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)

Shane West ... Darby Crash

Bijou Phillips ... Lorna Doom

Rick Gonzalez ... Pat Smear

Noah Segan ... Don Bolles

Ashton Holmes ... Rob Henley

Tina Majorino ... Michelle

Lauren German ... Belinda

Keir O'Donnell ... Chris Ashford

Sebastian Roché ... Claude Kickboy Bessy

Azura Skye ... Casey Cola

Katharine Leonard ... Jena
Rachael Santhon ... Malissa
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Noah Abrams ... Audience Member #1
Daniel Alvarado ... Bar Patron
David Alvarado ... Bar Patron

Ozzy Benn ... Captain Sensible

Thom Bishops ... Tony the Hustler

Christopher Boyd ... Dave Vanian

Missy Doty ... Amber

Brian Gleason ... Regi Mental
Leslie Grossman

Amy Halloran ... Becky
Michele Hicks ... Penelope Spheeris

Kylan James ... Rat Scabies
Chad Liffmann ... Audience Member

J.P. Manoux ... Rodney Bingenheimer
Chandra McWhorter ... Farrah-Fawcett Minor
Greg McWhorter ... Eddie Subtitle
Lachlan McWhorter ... John Morris

Howard S. Miller ... Starwood Manager
Jonathan Milliken ... Young Darby Crash

Bru Muller ... Teacher

Randi Newton ... Gerber

Paul Nygro ... Bob Biggs

Brian Oerly ... Bouncer

Ray Park ... Brendan Mullen
Trevor Parsons ... Billy Zoom

Chris Pontius ... Black Randy

Sara Rivas ... Shannon

Scott L. Schwartz ... Biker
Anna Waronker ... Joan Jett
John Westernoff ... Auditioning Drummer

Richard Wharton ... Whiskey Manager
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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for drug use, language and brief sexuality.
Runtime:
USA:92 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
USA:R
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Coalition Film more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Because he was so good as Darby Crash, Shane West was hired as the new vocalist and The Germs reunited for a tour. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: During scene set at LA hot dog stand in late Seventies, huge wall menu in background reflects 2000 era fast food prices and even lists at least one soft drink not introduced till years later. more

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4 out of 5 people found the following comment useful.
Great depiction, 21 November 2008
10/10
Author: tuxedowrath from United States

This movie was great, both to inform people who care to learn, and people who are already interested in the subject and punks in general. I read a comment in here that said this movie was too "clean" and that punks were "scum and proud". If this is a reason to dislike this movie then you obviously are not seeing things how you're supposed to. The whole mind set of punks is being themselves and being individual because they feel that's what is right. In their minds they're not doing anything wrong; in their minds, they were the ones who were truly clean, where as the high and mighty assholes of society living their fake lives were the ones who were scum and proud. This film is through the viewpoint of the punks, to better relate to them. Keep that in mind when watching this film, it isn't like every other punk movie spat out by the media to show how outrageous and unethical punk is, whoring it like it's some kind of circus act, if you're looking for that in a punk movie, you're missing the point and should steer clear of this film.

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