2006·Documentary·1h 40m
7.1
★
Inspired by Steven Blush's book "American Hardcore: A tribal history" Paul Rachman's feature documentary debut is a chronicle of the underground hardcore punk years from 1979 to 1986. Interviews and rare live footage from artists such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, SS Decontrol and the Dead Kennedys.
Directed by Paul Rachman
musician
interview
punk rock
mohawk
fan culture
anthropology
thrash metal
counter-culture
hard rock
obsessed fan
archive footage
subculture
music history
alternative rock
underground music
hardcore punk
skinheads
obssesive fan
music documentary
artistic revolution
artistic legacy
mosh pit
slam dancing
verbal history
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Cast
Henry Rollins
Self
Ian MacKaye
Self
Joe Keithley
Self
Moby
Self
Springa
Self
Keith Morris
Self
Phil Anselmo
Self
Paul 'H.R.' Hudson
Self
Popular Reviews
12 reviews
Thei
7.0★ · 09/24/25
Everyone in high school told me I needed to watch this bc these bands shaped my music taste and I’ve finally watched it 🫡
Everyone in high school told me I needed to watch this bc these bands shaped my music taste and I’ve finally watched it 🫡
Olivia
4.5★ · 05/11/25
i love hardcore but i also hate a bunch of middle aged white men complain about how the scene is dead, also no woman ever shown in this doc smh
im terrified of angry white men 😓
im terrified of angry white men 😓
i love hardcore but i also hate a bunch of middle aged white men complain about how the scene is dead, also no woman ever shown in this doc smh
im terrified of angry white men 😓
im terrified of angry white men 😓
Chelsea
6.0★ · 02/23/25
Great archival live recordings, and guests in this, but some things said in this documentary were totally un-punk. I was disappointed as a fan of T.S.O.L’s music when Jack Grisham proclaimed himself as a rapist in his interview portions (Though a bit unsurprising because their song about necrophilia should’ve been a dead give away) It was generally just a strange thing to blurt out so casually.
I did enjoy seeing Tony Reflex (Along with a couple others) in here, I saw Adolescents last year super up close and they put on a great show despite the members being into their 60’s! This documentary really made me reflect on how much I wish I could’ve been born a couple decades earlier to see these bands and the punk scene In its prime despite its cons.
I did enjoy seeing Tony Reflex (Along with a couple others) in here, I saw Adolescents last year super up close and they put on a great show despite the members being into their 60’s! This documentary really made me reflect on how much I wish I could’ve been born a couple decades earlier to see these bands and the punk scene In its prime despite its cons.
Great archival live recordings, and guests in this, but some things said in this documentary were totally un-punk. I was disappointed as a fan of T.S.O.L’s music when Jack Grisham proclaimed himself as a rapist in his interview portions (Though a bit unsurprising because their song about necrophilia should’ve been a dead give away) It was generally just a strange thing to blurt out so casually.
I did enjoy seeing Tony Reflex (Along with a couple others) in here, I saw Adolescents last year super up close and they put on a great show despite the members being into their 60’s! This documentary really made me reflect on how much I wish I could’ve been born a couple decades earlier to see these bands and the punk scene In its prime despite its cons.
I did enjoy seeing Tony Reflex (Along with a couple others) in here, I saw Adolescents last year super up close and they put on a great show despite the members being into their 60’s! This documentary really made me reflect on how much I wish I could’ve been born a couple decades earlier to see these bands and the punk scene In its prime despite its cons.
h
6.0★ · 12/27/24
punks been dead since 1979. god these bands suck
punks been dead since 1979. god these bands suck
v
7.0★ · 12/01/25