When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
Directed by Penelope Spheeris
punk rock
woman director
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Cast
Chris Pedersen
Jack Diddley
Flea
Razzle
Christina Beck
T'resa
Gina Carrera
Sandy Dawson
Crew
Penelope Spheeris
Director
Penelope Spheeris
Screenplay
Tim Suhrstedt
Director of Photography
Roger Corman
Producer
Popular Reviews
76 reviews
Lex Gallagher
8.0★ · 03/04/26
Starting with the (terrible) almost comical death of a child by a rabid dog and ending with the brutal tragic death of another child by actual rabid dogs (bigoted white men) oh my lorddddd
Starting with the (terrible) almost comical death of a child by a rabid dog and ending with the brutal tragic death of another child by actual rabid dogs (bigoted white men) oh my lorddddd
jae
9.0★ · 01/30/26
ETHAN DID NOT DESERVE THIS!!!
ETHAN DID NOT DESERVE THIS!!!
Matea
8.0★ · 01/15/26
Gritty and real. truly punk, it doesnt idealise aesthetics but rather captures the unconventional lifestyles of a group of runaways. A one of a kind film
Gritty and real. truly punk, it doesnt idealise aesthetics but rather captures the unconventional lifestyles of a group of runaways. A one of a kind film
Lauren
7.0★ · 01/07/26
Why could clothes be ripped off so easilly back then
Why could clothes be ripped off so easilly back then