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Punks dead, and back in salt lake city the salt lake. Slc punk 2 is an american comedydrama film written and directed by james merendino. Slc punk 2, the sequel to the 1999 cult hit slc punk, is a punk odyssey through the utah hinterlands. I watched it more times than i can remember and enjoyed every viewing for its exciting acting, energetic soundtrack. Punks dead slc punk 2 is the sequel to the cult hit slc punk. The character is portrayed as a stereotype of a vandalist punk in the mid1980s. Fast forward 17 years and we have the sequel that no one asked for, slc punk 2.

If the movie is going to have scenes in salt lake city, then i might as well employ people from salt lake city who are excited to work on it, rather than people from louisiana wholl just look at the film as a. Slc punk is a great movie, under appreciated as it is. The realism of the characternarrated movie may be discussed. Devon sawa was excellent in this film, the whole cast was great. That said, every type of music and its flow down attributes have some sort of following in nearly every city and slc punk. Ross, penny and crash, young outsiders from different tribes, embark on a road trip to a huge punk.

The first movie was about existing in a subculture and why. Since he first announced a sequel to the cultclassic slc punk this summer, director james merendino has maintained that the films followup, slc punk 2. Learn about james duval including past and current movies, upcoming movies, and celebrity news at movies. It was great seeing some of the original cast return. The visuals are good on the dvd and the audio is very good three soundtracks are available here.

So when i heard this film was getting a sequel i was intrigued. It was a place to forget about the daily stresses of life. Devon sawa, ben schnetzer, hannah marks, james merendino. His family relocated to the united states when he was six years old, and took residence in new york city and later salt lake city. Ross, penny and crash, three young outsiders from different tribes, embark on a road trip to get to a huge punk show in salt lake city.

I went in with low expectations and an open mind, but unfortunately punks dead. My absolute favorite activity is going to the movie theater in the evening, during summer. The film was successfully funded by an indiegogo campaign launched on october 27, 20, and completed on january 15, 2014. Goorjian, and their circle of friends in salt lake citys punk scene in the 1980s. In april 20, director james merendino announced that a sequel to slc punk. The film also stars ben schnetzer, machine gun kelly, hannah marks and sarah clarke replacing annabeth gish, as trish. Ross,18, is the love child of trish and heroin bob, who died before ross was born. Slc punk 2 stars ben schnetzer, hannah marks, machine gun kelly, devon sawa the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 15 min, and received a score of out of 100 on.

Ross, penny and crash go on a road trip to attend a punk show. Merendino mined those memories before, in his 1999 comedydrama slc punk. Ross shreds his dark gothic outlook and starts embracing life. Slc punk 2 picks up in ogden, utah in 2005 where heroin bobas overdose left bohemian queen trish as a single mother raising their death obsessed now teenager ross. Punk s dead, the sequel to 1999 cult hit slc punk, is a punk romp through the utah hinterlands. A place that became similar to a religious ceremony for me. Slc punk 2 2016 cast and crew in the utah hinterlands, ross, penny and crash go on a road trip to attend a punk show. As comingofage movies go, writerdirector james meredinos slc punk has a pretty ingenuous hook, being a softhearted look at the early80s punk scene in the unlikely locale of salt lake city.

Punks dead, the sequel to 1999 cult hit slc punk, is a punk romp through the utah hinterlands. Like many other punk fans, i found it to be such a beautifully succinct snapshot of what the punk movement means, and what itas like for that movement to be part of your own coming of age story. I average 2 to 3 visits to the movie theater a week. Many events and characters in the movie are allegedly based on real. That movie followed the lives of two utah slackers, stevo matthew lillard and heroin bob michael a. Courtesy photo james merendino, writerdirector of punks dead. The magic of movies like that is that it all happens naturally, the humor is real and nothing feels forced. Punks dead is an american comedydrama film written and directed by james merendino.

This page was last modified on 23 march 2018, at 11. The film tells the story of three outsider rebels, on a road trip to a punk rock show. James meredino returns to direct the sequel to his cult classic 1998 film slc punk this time around, ross ben scnetzer, the son of trish and heroin bob, embarks on a road trip full of music, drugs, friendship and discovery. Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast.

This movie is a one dimensional hatchet job that puts cocktail napkinnote level characters in front of some very dated scenery of warped tour bropunk, homophobic language and. Punks dead, the sequel to 1999s cult hit slc punk, follows the next generation of outcast misfits through the utah hinterlands. Check out this behind the scenes look at bad boys for life. The movie is directed by james merendino and will feature devon sawa, hannah marks and sarah clarke as lead characters. During their odyssey, and with the help of a healthy dose of drugs, alcohol and punk music, ross shreds his. Like many other punk fans, i found it to be such a beautifully succinct snapshot of. Right from the start, you notice the references to todayas punk scene. Before i moved to the beehive state in the fall of 2000, one of my only references to this fascinating city was an independent movie titled slc punk. Apr 19, 2016 the movie does poorly upon release but becomes loved later on. I like many other misfits gravitated towards a film like slc punk. Slc punk is pretty great, the ending with bob kills me every time. Many events and characters in the movie are allegedly based on real life, although they may have been exaggerated.

Stay in the know with the latest movie news and cast interviews at movies. Punks dead, will not, by any means, be filmed in salt lake city. The film will be released in select theaters from february 11 through february 15 via tugg, before debuting on digital download february 16 and dvd, vod and digital hd march 8. Featuring a soundtrack of mid80s punk from the ramones, minor threat, the dead kennedys and others, slc punk was chosen as the openingnight feature at the 1999 sundance film festival. After all, few would confuse punk rock poster boys sid vicious or johnny rotten with utah favorite son donny osmond. The movie does poorly upon release but becomes loved later on. The sequel to slc punk, the 1998 cult classic starring matthew lillard and michael a. Slc punk 2 theatrical trailer punks dead, the sequel to 1999s cult hit slc punk, follows the next generation of outcast misfits. Slc punk 2 movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on movies. I watched it more times than i can remember and enjoyed every viewing for its exciting acting, energetic soundtrack and local resonance. Devon sawa left and james duval reprise their roles from slc punk, as sean and john the mod, in the sequel, pu sarah clarke plays trish, girlfriend of the late heroin bob and mother of ross, in punks dead. Punks dead, and back in salt lake city the salt lake tribune. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing slc punk. Nov 11, 20 in 1998, merendino hired roughly 25 local actors to be in slc punk, and he plans on doing the same for slc punk 2.

The quintessential local cult classic that is both loved and hated by local residents, while simultaneously putting our city on the map in many peoples eyes. With ben schnetzer, hannah marks, machine gun kelly, sarah clarke. Courtesy c richard colson baker left, ben schnetzer center and hannah marks star in. Goorjian as two punks battling adulthood in salt lake city, will be released in theaters in early 2016, followed by digital, tv and vod distribution. Cinedigm has acquired the north american distribution rights to punks dead. The movie is directed by james merendino and will feature devon sawa, hannah. It was a movie for anyone and everyone who had ever felt like they just didnt belong, especially from a small town where most all forms of personal expression made you some kind of a pariah. Ross, penny and crash, young outsiders from different tribes, embark on a road trip to a huge punk show. Slc punk 2, in theaters this week and coming very soon to dvd and streaming services. The character is portrayed as a stereotype of an anarchist punk in the mid1980s. Its a memory of salt lake city in 1985, the high reagan era, when stevo and heroin bob are, as far as they know, the only two punks in town. Ross, 19, is the love child of trish and heroin bob, who died before ross was born. Its both a fictional look back in time to what slc once was, as well as a realistic throwback to slc in late 1997, and exposes much of the viewing audience to the eccentricities and stereotypes of utah.