Punk Movies

[@SydBarrettArchives]

Being an ancient punk, it was nice to see the movies we actually watched in the 80s here, the only one that I think you missed is The Great Rock n Roll Swindle, which is a fun film.

[@nankypooh655]

Well, that's not the only film, but it IS a good one. I think it probably came across to much as a "Documentary" and I think Madi was trying to avoid that.

[@hammerhead222]

It's not that fun. Maybe only for hardcore Pistols fans.

[@kevinschmith9379]

I saw the swindle at the movies

[@hammerhead222]

I bought a bootleg VHS at Wax Trax in 84. All the legit releases are censored in parts. @@kevinschmith9379

[@omarramirez6784]

Love your hair, and your jacket looks good

[@JeremyBowkett]

_Hard Core Logo_ (1996) by director Bruce McDonald. It's a road movie about a band, sort of based on D.O.A., on tour in the 90s, trying to recapture their 80s glory years. The screenplay was adapted from the book _Hard Core Logo_ by Michael Turner, which was about his time in the band Hard Rock Miners. _Leningrad Cowboys Go America_ (1989) by director Aki Kaurismäki. It's a Finnish road movie about a polkabilly band trying to make it big in the USA.

[@mcnuttwhack4377]

Hard Core Logo is great and super slept on. Very hard to find nowadays though.

[@joshfrench5858]

⁠@@mcnuttwhack4377I got the “Quentin Tarantino presents” dvd copy of it. Hand down the best punk movie I have ever seen.

[@bushleague3472]

X2 Hard Core Logo is was awesome. Beyond being a great film, Hugh Dillon from the Headstones played the lead roll and went on to become a pretty successful actor afterwards. The band Billy Talent was named after the guitar player in that movie. The final scenes were shot in my hometown, Edmonton, at the Rev where we went for the majority of our punk shows... and Quinten Tarantino liked it enough that he bought the distribution rights in the U.S.

[@dirtbag1713]

What a fun movie. You barely hear anyone bring it up.

[@esehn6972]

My personal fav.

[@emelie6549]

It’s so cool that you included “we are the best” from Sweden, can also recommend “god save the king” from 2005 who also is a swedish punk movie about girls starting a band🖤

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Repo Man is probably one of my favorite movies based purely on how eminently watchable it is. Sometimes I can just pop the thing on to wallow in the atmosphere, y’know?

[@bacht4799]

❤Repo Man .. and it’s has 40 years anniversary this year.. this and Buckaroo Banzai is probably my two favorite films from 1984 especially in cult films at least or something like that…!

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@@bacht4799 I owe Buckaroo Banzai a lot, because if it didn’t exist, then the script for it’s canceled sequel wouldn’t be converted into my favorite movie: Big Trouble in Little China.

[@beauwilliamson3628]

Another thing was back in the 80s, the Repo Man Soundtrack was just about the only Punk album you could buy in a record shop, outside of big cities. So most of the young ones had only this and a bunch of tape shared dubbs.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

@@beauwilliamson3628 It was a little who’s who of the LA scene, too. So I can imagine it set many a young punk on the right track.

[@holstonmatt]

You all check out punk films from japan like crazy thunder road it about a government fighting a gang and a punk go to war with both the government and the gang

[@Sam-lm8gi]

Great list! I would also include: Savage Streets (1984) Valley Girl (1983) Class of 1999 (1990) The River's Edge (1986)

[@roderickmacneil5472]

I see that you mentioned Repo Man. It's one of my all time faves. There are two other Alex Cox films that you may have seen Sid & Nancy as well as Straight To Hell which features Dick Rude, Courtney Love, Joe Strummer, Shane MacGowan, Edward Tudor Pole and other actors from Repo Man. Also a movie from Finland from 1989. Lenningrad Cowboys Go America. Not exactly a punk film but the band kind of sound like Punk Polka. Their hairstyles are definitely legendary. Love the list!

[@joesiemoneit2787]

Wild zero is absolutely insane! Its like one of those beatles movies but with more aliens and broken amplifiers

[@INKFORTYKILL]

THIS IS ENGLAND... one of the best movies I've ever seen. Thank you for including it and yes, it has some powerful racism. The hardest scene for me was actually the birdhouse scene in the car.

[@celtic1990]

I think 'This is England' and the related series are some of the best works I've ever seen. Yeah, they're a though watch, but so could be reality in those times, or so I hear. The acting in some of the scenes was absolutely phenomenal and could convey so much emotion (both positive and negative) that I genuinely felt like those were memories from a past that I've never lived. And the series gives a much better closure to the chracters' plots than the movie, in my humble opinion.

[@kirstyhostick2159]

Could not have said it better myself..one of my favourites

[@MadiDanger]

Wasn’t aware of a series, that could maybe change some of my thoughts on it

[@jamesdodds9407]

The following series 86, 88 and 90 are great but gets gradually less punk and less compelling but despite that is essential watch. The part where the house party is invaded by then unknown Banjo and Combo literally brought back the pit of stomach fear I recall from similar parties and events as a teen in 80s.

[@nittosantapaola.8350]

"This is England", talk about Skins" not Punx!

[@celtic1990]

@@nittosantapaola.8350 True, although 80s revival skinheads were somewhat influenced by late 70s punk, especially for the look. So I see why this movie has been included in this list.

[@mplsatty]

River's Edge, starring Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye, Crispin Glover, Dennis Hopper, & Daniel Roebuck (also in Dudes). The kids here are in that metal-hardcore crossover era, and the film's stylists nail it. Soundtrack features Agent Orange & Wipers, along with Slayer. I don't know of any other movies that even so much as touched on the thrash/punk crossover kids, much less anything that ever took them (us) seriously. This one is worth checking out.

[@willard39]

Great list! SLC Punk is one of my favorites because it so closely resembles my own experiences back in the 80's, though on the East Coast. Matthew Lillard is phenomenal as is everyone in the cast.

[@Lifesizemortal]

Happy you included Dudes! One of my personal favorites!

[@2087demons]

Hey Madi Great list of punk movies also the movie This Is England’82 is good then u have This Is England’86 which follows the same group of skinhead cast as they’re older then I’ve heard there is a This Is England’90 which is a tv series and I haven’t seen/watch it.

[@mattvanmantgem8600]

Hey, great list! You definitely sorted some great ones out. Fun fact one- some of my friends are in Suburbia, and it's based on The Black Hole, which as Tony's ( from the Adolescents) apartment. So, it's also a highly fictionalized version of true events. Fun fact two- back in the Eighties, I did a fanzine that covered punk movies, and a reader of that zine, Zack Carlson, did his own that turned into the Bible of Punk-related movies "Destroy All Movies!!!", which fetches collector prices these days, but is well worth it for total fanatics. So, my pick to add to your list might come off as a bit left field, but if you ever find a copy of either of the "Lovedoll" movies - Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and Lovedolls Superstar I bet you'll like them.

[@pressureflipin1992]

This is England is a masterpiece. One of my favorites for sure, another good one was a short film based in the 80s called The Fence. its a fun one about a dude in england who gets his motorbike stolen and has his brother help him get i back. I absolutely loved it.

[@stephanvenner2939]

Dankeschön for putting "Verlierer" on your list.I also like to recommend "Kings of Norway"( with a cameo appearance of John Lydon) and "Dorfpunks" from Germany about some smalltown punks in the early eighties.

[@ragingtothemax]

Really great choices and some movies I wanna see in the future! Another really fun one is What We do is Secret the Germs biopic! It was really cool seeing alot of their chaotic shows rebuilt for the movie!

[@arsonistoitx]

I have watched and enjoyed This Is England, but firstly I wanted to say I kinda wish you would have talked about Green Room more, fantastic movie by a amazing director and it's got Sir Patrick Stewart (plays a great villain). This is England had a great soundtrack a lot of great Ska in it, I felt like This is England was just a British/punk version of American History X , worth a watch if you are into England and anti-raciest. Liked and subscribed. Oi!Oi! From small town Texas!

[@Mr.NobodysNobody]

I can recommend "A long hot summer" from 1999 (Pitkä kuuma kesä), finnish movie of guy from city moving to countryside and trying to impress a girl by starting to manager a punkband. Really well done, depicts 90's finnish youthculture well, has many actors from punk and rock scenes of the time.

[@toedlicherlusthase]

Okay, I have got to ask, was A long hot summer in some way tied to Apulanta and/or Don Huonot? Because I think they repeatedly said "A long hot summer (Pitkä kuuma kesä)" during one song they recorded together (Viva la Torremolinos)... Could be a mishearing, though. Finnish isn't my native language, after all.

[@Mr.NobodysNobody]

@@toedlicherlusthase Not sure about that, it is quite common phrase to use and it's made popular most likely by band Popeda with "Kuuma kesä" (older rock band).

[@Scareecrow_Joe]

Ayyyy, Breaking Glass! I also think it’s important to add how this movie was prophetic about how many post-punk bands would go New Wave which was crazy for when it came out! 1980! You know you probably could do a few of in this series. I certainly could provide more recommendations 😂

[@tesseracht]

While it's definitely more New Wave than punk I highly recommend Liquid Sky from 1982. Artsy sci-fi indie film following a woman's journey through the modeling scene in New York and the aliens that want to study her. The main actress (and co-writer) plays two roles of different genders. Makes a great double feature with Repo Man!

[@amitch1974]

I'm surprised What We Do is Secret wasn't on the list. P.S. Dogs in Space is an amazing film, it's about the Little Band Scene which gave rise to numerous bands, one of the most famous is Dead Can Dance, also The Boys Next Door/The Birthday Party were on the periphery of it, Ollie Olsen who was in The Young Charlatans with Rowland S. Howard was the music director on the film, and appears a number of times, including playing keyboard on Shivers, a song made famous by The Boys Next Door, but originally recorded by The Young Charlatans, which Olsen played guitar on.

[@lewasil]

Man, I can't find Dogs in Space to rent or buy streaming anywhere.

[@MrMmnngghh]

It's a treasure hunt, that one. I have it on VHS tape and the soundtrack on vinyl, alas both are in the back of my parent's garage in England.@@lewasil

[@amitch1974]

@@MrMmnngghh I've got no idea what happened to my VHS copy, so I bought the dvd, and it was a waste of money, terrible colour on it, everything was red, the bluray version looks to have far better colour. Black or white cover on the vinyl?

[@MrMmnngghh]

black and white cover, Dogs In Space logo in metallic blue if I remember correctly. I haven't laid eyes on it in twenty years!@@amitch1974

[@davehoward22]

what we do is secret is here on you tube

[@chano1283]

Great list! So many I haven't seen yet. Wild Zero is amazing! Great to watch loud, with friends! And fire shoots out of Guitar Wolf's microphone!!!

[@DANGASM]

I liked Valley Girl, Smithereens and Out of the Blue with Dennis Hopper. It's old but good.

[@aliceborealis]

I'm so glad you mentioned Repo Man! What a great movie!

[@seanray1448]

Hi. You definitely named some good ones. I love SLC Punk and Return of the Living Dead the most. I highly recommend Terror Firmer! One of my all time favorite movies.

[@CircleA369]

Got to love that Troma charm.

[@treasonlad]

my favourite ones on this list are Bomb City, This is England and Sing Street, my other favourites I'd really recommend are Good Vibrations, How to Talk to Girls at Parties and London Town. The first one's a good biopic of the 70s Belfast punk scene, the other two are sillier, more surface level ones that have a similar vibe (but more punk) to Sing Street. How to Talk to Girls at Parties in particular is really fun, it's about a group of 70s punks trying to find a house party but end up stumbling into an alien meeting house and one of the aliens runs away with them

[@jamesdodds9407]

Forgot about these all are good but Good Vibrations is great

[@MadiDanger]

Those sound fun! I’ll have to add em to my watch list

[@rustyvonhammerdown9054]

Is that one based on the Neil Gaiman short story? The plot sounds very familiar.

[@treasonlad]

@@rustyvonhammerdown9054 it's based on it. The Gaiman story was basically just "we went to a party, the people there might've been aliens", the film added the punks, made them legit aliens and added a whole narrative. the parts that are directly from the short story only make up like 15 minutes of the film

[@halsinden]

british death metaller / proggy goth here. thank you so much for this video, madi. have now subscribed. i started the video immediately chanting "please mention jubilee, please mention jubilee, please mention jubilee" and you DID. spot on. derek jarman was a wonderful, wonderful man. i do appreciate that his material can be a bit 'furrowed brow' and lofty at times but i really respect that you gave it its due time and consideration.

[@williambove]

Love the video Madi. My favorites are SLC Punk it's hilarious. Repo Man very cool movie from the 80's. Saw it when I was a kid. Tank Girl is fantastic and hilarious. Return of The Living Dead. Love dearly love this movie and the second and third. Land of the Dead is good, but the first three are better. Everything about Return of The Living Dead is great. Love the Soundtrack and 45 Graves. Lamont for Flesh to Flesh. I can't remember the band that does the song Make love til we die, but that's a great one to.

[@taurusrising1927]

My best friend and I were obsessed with Matthew Lillard, mostly in the movies Hackers (from '95 or '96 as in computers. Not hacking up people) which then led us to SLC Punk. I never knew they made a sequel. I mean....Bob. That's all I'm gonna say, for anyone who hasn't seen SLC Punk. You don't know how happy you've made me thinking about this movie again. 😄

[@hellaradusername]

There are two Mexican punk exploitation films from the 80's called Intrepidos Punks (Fearless Punks) and La Vengaza de los Punks (Revenge of the Punks) that take a lot of creative liberties, like punks all ride motorcycles and live in a cave. They're conceptually closer to Mad Max.

[@paulorta8621]

One movie not mentioned in the video was a Spike Lee film titled "The Summer of Sam" from 1999. The reason why I am bringing that up is because Adrian Brody plays a character named Ritchie who is a punker in an Italian neighborhood, which doesn't sit well with the local residents. First, he is outcasted and snubbed for being punk, then they think he is the serial killer putting all of New York City on edge known as the Son of Sam, David Berkowitz. I don't know about it being a punk film, but movie probably is to some degree. I highly recommend it to punks and other subculture communities out there. Oi!

[@michaelmalone7231]

Spike overdid the punk scenes in the movie. They looked like rejects from a Billy Idol video shoot. CBGB's circa 1977 crowds were still pretty street New York. A little Welcome Back Kotter mixed with dudes with buzz cuts and chicks with Rosanna Danna hair.

[@creepyhero84]

Madi you look effin cool in this video I love it!! great video too, thank you!! I bloody love Green Room!! This is England is great movie and it hits close to home as I am in the UK and from the birthplace of 2-tone/Ska.

[@DannySapko]

Great list, thank you!

[@tommyalexxxander]

Sons of Norway (2011) - with cameo by Johnny Rotten

[@snuffymuff4023]

that's a pretty decent list, Suburbia is one of my all time fave flicks and Times Square, Fabulous Stains and Out of the Blue are absolute timeless classics but I'm surprised you failed to mention two great ones: Desperate Teenage Lovedolls and it's sequel Lovedolls Superstar... you should check em out, low budget w/ a killer soundtrack

[@Paranormal718]

Serendipity and my love for punk led me to this video. My reignition and furthereance of growth for my fascination for punk history, evolution and culture throws many of my friends off. Especially with my involvement with Hip Hop. Yet, it led me to collaborate with a punk artist on my latest LP. Jotted a substantial amount of these on my list. Salute. Each one, teach one.

[@kombatpath8605]

2 I'd recommend would be Sam/Wicked city. which was lost media, it's about Sam who moves to New York to "make it big" and ends up homeless. But she finds family with a group gutter punks. And Straight Edge Kegger is slasher about a bunch of drunk punks at a house party. And straight edge guys kill them for being drunk/high The tag line is "this is not just a minor threat"

[@tomgipson3765]

Sid & Nancy is a must for this collection!!!

[@metalnerd1979]

absolute. that is THE punk movie.

[@westsidefucku8853]

I saw it like two months ago it was great way better then I thought it would be

[@Whitehorse_crimefighter]

Terrible

[@mikebane2866]

It’s a biopic. Story isn’t compelling, soundtrack isn’t memorable, slow going, only a Boomer would think Sid & Nancy is “thee” punk movie.

[@westsidefucku8853]

@@mikebane2866 it’s better than I thought it would be

[@bry8883]

In my own opinion I think Suicide Squad and Birds of Prey should've been in this list eventhough they're not officially/directly referencing or dedicated it's entire story to punk subculture. In my own personal observation I think what makes these films so punk is that the fact that some of the moments and the aesthetics in my own opinion seems kinda anarchy and though/sometimes brutal but in a playful way. Also my favourite unofficial soundtrack tributes for Suicide Squad and BOP would be from the punk/hyperpop band Dead Pony and their songs such as "23, Never me", and "MK nothing"

[@Thirdfish]

Suburbia was one of my faves. This is England by Shane Meadows is a classic and an important document on how the original black and white working class united Skinhead youth culture was hijacked by racists thugs, it is a story of loss and the need to be wanted, it went on to develop into a tv series that touched on many social issues, so if you think the movie is a one off then the tv series lets you get to see the journey of Shaun and all the other characters including the neo nazi called Combo played by the brilliant Stephen Graham. Your list is great Madi, it brought back some fantastic memories for me. Thank you. Also check out. Punk: Attitude, A film by Don Letts

[@shakio2214]

Love this list! My ultimate favourites are SLC Punk and This Is England. For riot grrrl fans I highly reccomend Itty Bitty Titty Committee.

[@LunaTytan88]

So glad you mentioned Sing Street! I wasn't too crazy about the premise when I first heard about it either, but its stuck with me ever since I first saw it. Still listen to Drive It Like You Stole It to cheer myself up :))

[@nuyinjingtops7753]

i love wild zero!!!! those are a hoot hands down thank for posting this list there are dome that i missed thanks so much

[@wmec620]

Thanks for making the video. You could add these for a more comprehensive list: “CBGB” (club in NYC) “What We Do Is Secret” (Germs) “The Great Rock ‘n Roll Swindle” (Sex Pistols) “Streets of Fire” (featuring Lee Ving of FEAR - acting in the movie, and the band The Blasters)

[@adamarchy]

Terminal City Ricochet. Liquid Sky. Hardware MARK 13. Richard Kern's collection of shorts is pretty good but ultra blue.

[@timcombs2730]

Not sure Hardware is punk but more industrial. But sad liquid sky was overlooked

[@pop000690]

​@timcombs2730 It definitely has a punk attitude though

[@ThreadBomb]

*Wild Zero* is amazing! There is a drinking game associated with it (drink every time someone drinks, or combs their hair, or fire shoots out of something, or someone's head explodes), but you shouldn't play it or you won't make it through the movie.

[@BÆHEMA]

SLC Punk is perfect. I watched that movie so much as a young punk kid.

[@Zoey-K-1]

Times Square is one of my favorites, too! I just watched it again recently after not seeing it for a long time and it still holds up.

[@embodie_breaks7089]

I grew up in the punk scene where I'm from. I remember the daying of buying Rancid Lets Go and Exploited Beat the Bastards in Grade 1. Even one of my two punk sisters(who were both older than me) put on punkshows where I was from for over a decade so I sorta had a in to all the upcoming shows. It was a good time to live. All I can say is punk rock girls will always be hot to me. God damnn.. Btw: Suburbia is a good one for sure.

[@beegnewton1001]

I really enjoyed your list because it included some of my all time favorites. Straight to hell is a great punk Western starring Joe Strummer. Roadside Prophets was a fun watch with the lead role being John Doe from X. Also Room 37 was a good independent film about Johnny Thunders.

[@mikebane2866]

“What to Do in Case of Fire” is a German anarchist punk movie that is worth a mention. One of the actors is a staple in punk/countercultural films from the 90’s-00’s.

[@williambove]

The guy that plays "Spider" in Return of The Living Dead. Played "Demon" in Friday The 13th A New Beginning. "Damn those Enchiladas" 😊

[@SerfsUp1848]

I recommend looking into japanese punk movies from the 70s and 80s BURST CITY is my favorite

[@seldonm1]

This is England, the first movie was quite hard to watch with all the rapey bits, but it redeems itself with the later 3 part episodes This is England 86, This is England 88 and This is England 90. I wouldn't expect people to shy away from the issues that this series as it does touch on a lot of sensitive subjects that need to be acknowledged. The fun parts are more and plenty than the serious parts, so definitely worth the binge!

[@HorrorFanAndy1]

I love both Suburbia titled movies, the 90s one was the first one I watched. I really enjoyed Rock and Roll High School, even though the main character doesn’t really give off a punk vibe. I was introduced to Fabulous Stains by Paramore’s Hayley Williams, I absolutely loved it. Repo Man is always a classic.

[@lee32476]

Hey Dogs in Space! My older sister watched that a ton when we were young, I’d probably seen it more than 10 times before I started jr high.

[@SpettroFamily]

Madi you're so cool, looove your look - Green Room such fantastic movie !!!!!

[@idahomike4254]

Impressive list! You reminded me of a lot of movies I totally forgot about. Thanks and cheers!

[@pop000690]

Some good picks some others I'd throw in would be: Sid and Nancy Class of 1999 (I actually prefer this one over Class of 1984). Mad Max 2 (Style wise, I'd consider it Apocalyptic Punk) Doomsday Death Wish 3 VFW Demons 1 and 2 Idle Hands Hardware (More Cyberpunk-Post Apocalyptic but it has cameos with Iggy Pop and Lemmy of Motorhead plus PIL is in the soundtrack)

[@Dr_Adam]

Great list. I would add “Great Rock ‘n’ Roll Swindle” and “Sid and Nancy”.

[@bushleague3472]

You gotta watch Hard Core Logo. Beyond being a great film, Hugh Dillon from the Headstones played the lead roll and went on to become a pretty successful actor afterwards. The band Billy Talent was named after the guitar player in that movie. The final scenes were shot in my hometown, Edmonton, at the Rev where we went for the majority of our punk shows... and apparently Quinten Tarantino liked it enough that he had the distribution rights in the U.S for a while.

[@tueferbenz7492]

Great list! I will have to check out Verlierer. Down and Out With The Dolls (2001) is about fictional all-female band in Portland, based on experiences in 90s scene. (Lemmy cameo.) Dinner In America (2022) is romance between misfit girl and antisocial punk guy.

[@aisforapple2494]

'What We Do Is Secret' about The Germs. 'Sid And Nancy' most definitely! In the documentary realm, watch 'The Decline of Western Civilization (part 1 & 3)'. 'American Hardcore' is another good documentary.

[@JoshJoel800]

SLC Punk Hardcore Logo, and The Runways are a few of my favourite punk movies.

[@eily_b]

This is a very good list. You are a GenXer in your heart. 😜 Like I said on Instagram I would like to add *Sid & Nancy* to that list. Gary Oldman and Chloe Webb did an amazing job although they were significantly older than Sid and Nancy. They were just 19/20 when they died and the actors I believe were in their late 20s or even early 30s when the movie was made. Still a good depiction of that era. And a young and very unrecognisable (pre many plastic surgeries) Courtney Love appears as a friend of Nancy (I believe). Another movie would be *CBGB* from 2013 with the amazing Alan Rickman as Hilly Kristal.

[@williamdixon-gk2sk]

S.L.C. punk legit changed the course of my life. I was 12 when it came out, mind you. And I regret nothing.

[@conradpoos2859]

I still have the brilliant Times Square soundtrack on cassette and listen to it in my Siena mini van.

[@redjack9999]

A couple I'd like to mention Rude Boy 1980 (with The Clash), Hardcore Logo 1996 (with Hugh Dillion of The Headstones). I'm not sure how you missed Sid and Nancy. One that's hard to watch but still brilliant is Made in Britain 1982 (Tim Roth's first role). edit - for added context Hardcore Logo is a Canadian Indie version of Spinal Tap. Albeit, focused on a punk band and is considerably darker.

[@dirtbag1713]

Love dolls Superstar! Jello Biafra plays the president. It's about an all girl punk band that had the world by the balls but lost it. Now they have to get back together and do it again. Its a sequel but more fun than the original. Great soundtrack. Straight To Hell is also underrated and overhated. Same director as Repo Man. Starring Joe Strummer and Courtney Love. Choc full of cameos. Hope you enjoy these if you haven't seen them!

[@leperlord7078]

Dirt bag was my name from 70 thru 80s AKA Slime lol

[@joeblevins1061]

I've gotta second the motion for the book "Destroy All Movies." It's out of print and pricey, but my local library was able to get a copy. It blew my mind -- so many punk movies (or movies with punk scenes). I was a fool for not buying that book when it was new.

[@jamesdodds9407]

I have this book somewhere and it is great. I loaned it to friend and not sure I got it back but I absorbed most of the info I required from it

[@sablewharton1854]

Great list! I would also suggest "How to Talk to Girls at Parties". It was based on a short story by Neil Gaiman about a couple of British 1970s teenaged boys, Enn and Vic, who go to a party to meet girls, only to find that the girls are very different from the boys' expectations.

[@gringogreen4719]

You should definitely check out "Rude Boy" about a Clash roadie. It really is a more "reality TV" style of movie as it has concert footage of the Clash, a very loose plot about the roadie, and some semi scripted scenes with the band. It's too scripted to be a documentary but it definitely hits that "reality TV" vibe decades before it was a thing. You definitely picked some good movies. If you watch "This is England" that's definitely more of a Skinhead movie than a Punk movie. Same goes for "Made in Britain" with Tim Roth. It definitely helps to do research on Punk back in the late 70s, early 80s and to understand what the Falkland War was about (there are some great documentaries on KZbin about it) and how the Conservative government came in and this was the first thing Margaret Thatcher had to deal with. It also sets the tone for Post Punk in the 80s, but worth the time to understand that element if you like Punk, Post Punk, or any UK made music in the 80s.😎👍✨

[@petespencer8813]

My two favorite movies EVER!! Suburbia and RTLD!!

[@dremunoz2600]

Awesome list! You may want to try watching 'Rodrigo D: No Future' this one came out in 1990 and it's from Colombia. It's gritty, dark and has some punk rock sprinkled out through the film.

[@HubCityMan]

Out of the blue was directed by dennis hopper who also stars in it. Burst City is an amazing Japanese punk film with lots of great bands in it as well

[@tracibelanger25]

what a fantastic list! I don't agree with all, but Madi, fab job girl!

[@jamesclark6427]

Green Room was terrifying and brutal. Repo Man and Suburbia were THE punk rock movies in that time. Alex Cox was a repo man in real life, and you'll see a few authentic details, like the brief glimpse of a slide hammer for breaking into cars when Otto opens the briefcase in one scene. You put a heat treated coarse wood screw in the business end, screw it into a locks keyway and use it to pop the core out by hammering the opposite end with the sliding weight on the shaft. An experienced repo man will also have a slim jim and automotive jiggler keysets in his arsenal of tools. Dangerous job. Repo men do often carry guns in the United States. And there were the evil punk rock TV villains on episodes of CHIPS and Quincy! 😏

[@lancecox8084]

That episode of CHIPS is the worst representation of L.A. Punks in the history of bad TV

[@jamesclark6427]

@@lancecox8084 It was comically horrible, as I recall. Quite a long time since I saw it. The evil nihilistic punk villain got to be a TV trope for a bit in the late '70s into the '80s, and was generally absurd. There was a truly hilarious episode of Hunter where he goes "undercover" as one. I don't remember any realistic or authentic representation of anything in TV of that era.

[@rudeboyberret5279]

Please go watch Wild Zero, it’s one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@tylerdouglas480]

The return of the living dead has one of the best sound tracks right up there with the crow soundtrack

[@Demon-Knight]

Suburbia is one of my all-time favourites, the acting wasn't the best, but the story was very good. The bands in it were great, D.I, T.S.O.L and the Vandals, good shit! I didn't know much about those bands back in the 80s when the movie first came out. Now, I've seen them all play at the Rebellion festival several times. Good stuff. Like you said, it has an unexpected sad ending.

[@chriscr21]

Awesome Video little lady. SLC Punk is the most known to me, WE are the Best is also one that I ran into and watched, and of course Repo Man as well. 🙂🙂

[@rondenim9933]

There's two movies that come to my mind after watching this: Phantom of the Paradise may be closer to glam rock than punk, but it was made in the 70s and its plot centers around a composer who sells his soul and comes back from the dead to get revenge on a greedy record producer (and is criminally underrated imo) Streets of Fire is an 80s biker movie that stars Willem Dafoe wearing latex overalls. Need I say more? Probably best for fans of Turbonegro

[@eily_b]

Phantom of the Paradise is WILD! Good recommendation. Not specifically punk as in punk rock but still very good and weird

[@Anthony-w3q3m]

Good list - I subscribed. I recommend you check out these - if you have not seen them: Liquid Sky / Driller Killer/ Richard Kern's You Killed Me First - these are not all about Punk music but you will see a connection to punk in these films for sure.

[@matthewcurran8618]

Awesome list! I would add What to Do in Case of Fire, from 2002.

[@ilpalozzo]

I would recommend Fish Story. I randomly happened across it. Its set across several time periods and stories that link back to a Japanese Punk band recording a song in the 70s. I thought it was really cool

[@billybobweible]

Great movie reviews. You could have highlighted Suburbia a bit more. One of my favorites!!! It has those live performances by DI TSOL and the Vandals in the movie, cementing it’s place on any punks movie list. I feel that several Troma movies would fit on this list. Especially the movies Terror Firmer and Tromeo and Juliet

[@MadiDanger]

I tried to be short in order to not spoil the movies haha

[@shanemcconnell1736]

I am old, I saw Times Square at the theater when it came out, good movie, I ended up moving to NYC in 1990, that was good to, good movie list.

[@gerardfolan8491]

WARRIORS , ROMPER STOMPER , A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THIS IS ENGLAND BEST OF WHAT YOUVE SHOWN

[@TheSLAYER666ism]

Return of the living dead at 7 I know I was into punk at 10 seen suburbia & class of 1984 all awesome soundtracks Bomb city good but really upsets me cause it really happened one film left out really good is what we do is secret about the L.A punk band the germs

[@jrobertlysaght]

tremendous list. I love the deep cuts like Times Square and Repo Man.

[@DigitalPhreak765]

Thanks for the list Madi 🙂🙂

[@newtypepunk9967]

Wow you dropped some classics, I'm a child of the 80s, so know most of those and the 90's ones. I'm from the UK so This is England hits home with me, that's how it was in those days, even though I was young at the time, I remember all that stuff, yeah it's a bit rough but at least its gives you a very good idea of how things were, I saw someone mention the TV show in your comments yeah you should watch that too. Tank girl was a comic in the UK, well more like it was a comic inside a bigger comic like how Judge Dredd is in 2000AD. Tank Girl was inside Deadline it was definitely more adult themed stuff, not kiddy superhero stories, it became so popular that like Judge Dredd they made a film, most fans hate both movies but Judge Dredd 90s movie and Tank Girl are guilty pleasures of mine, plus I thought Lori Petty looked so amazing lol. BTW your hairstyle is stunning!

[@XC-20K]

Awesome Madi!!! I’ve only seen Tank Girl and Return of the Living Dead 🤣🤣🤣🤘🏽

[@jamesdodds9407]

watched at last and a great video of movies a few not seen and was worried that you wouldn't include We Are The Best! Good to see you got a load of of comments supporting and adding to the list. This Is England is a great watch and is more a document of a time than entertainment of the awful tragedy of the infiltration and the downfall of the 80s skinhead movement. Beverly is another short film covering similar subject.

[@joycejimenez701]

Great list! Definitely check out Dead End Drive - In.

[@tripppepper2865]

" Get Crazy " Great Movie circa 1982 , A comedy about a New Years Eve Concert and Has Lee Ving From the punk Band FEAR. Highly recommend GREAT FUN!!!🤣🤣🤣🎶🎶🎶🤟🤟

[@ryker-666]

Another brilliant Punk Movie is Sid and Nancy

[@nikfiendluvr666]

Totally. Say what you want about the pistols but Gary Oldman is fantastic in that film

[@nittosantapaola.8350]

Not mentioned!

[@HallowWeener]

Joan does the behind the scenes on the DVD. She said she wasn't going to tell all & give us our jollies. Lol. Love Joan!

[@Mr.PastGlory]

Three more movies for this list: - Burst City (orig. title: Bakuretsu Toshi) by Sogo Ishii. A Japanese movie from the early 1980's featuring Japanese Punk bands from that era. The movie itself is kind of a genre-mix somewhere inbetween Punk, Yakuza and Mad Max. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kKbMmn2rrsqJkNUsi=GwD-y7S6O-bBT1gF - Brennende Langeweile - Bored Teenagers by Wolfgang Büld: A German movie featuring the British Punk band 'The Adverts'. - Chaostage - We Are Punks by Tarek Ehlail: Another German movie. It's about the legendary meeting of Punks in Germany called Chaostage (Chaos Days). kzbin.info/www/bejne/amqThqZ7eN5oeMUsi=nSyzHnsrsHxCN90L