Suburbia (film)

Suburbia
Video release cover
Directed byPenelope Spheeris
Written byPenelope Spheeris
Produced byBert Dragin
Roger Corman
Starring
CinematographyTimothy Suhrstedt
Edited byRoss Albert
Music byAlex Gibson
Production
company
Suburbia Productions
Distributed byNew World Pictures
Release date
  • July 22, 1983 (1983-07-22)
Running time
94 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$500,000[1][2]

Suburbia, also known as Rebel Streets and The Wild Side, is a 1983 American coming-of-age drama thriller film written and directed by Penelope Spheeris and produced by Roger Corman. The film's plot concerns a group of suburban youths who run away from home[3] and adopt a punk lifestyle by squatting in abandoned suburban tract homes. The punks are played by Chris Pedersen, Bill Coyne, Timothy Eric O'Brien, Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea and others.[4]

The film contains live footage of D.I. performing "Richard Hung Himself", T.S.O.L. performing "Wash Away" and "Darker My Love" and the Vandals performing "The Legend of Pat Brown."

The film inspired the Pet Shop Boys song "Suburbia."[5][6]

  1. ^ Nashawaty, Chris (December 16, 2016). Crab Monsters, Teenage Cavemen, and Candy Stripe Nurses: Roger Corman. Abrams. p. 189. ISBN 978-1-61312-981-4.
  2. ^ "Penelope Spheeris". Destroy all movies. 2010. p. 95.
  3. ^ "Suburbia". BAM.org. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  4. ^ Tobias, Scott (May 5, 2010). "Suburbia". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  5. ^ Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys|Song Info|AllMusic
  6. ^ "Suburbia by Pet Shop Boys - Track Info | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 30, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2023.

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