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2006 film
American Hardcore
Movie poster
Directed by
Paul Rachman Written by
Steven Blush Produced by
Steven Blush
Paul Rachman
Starring Various musicians, entertainment executives, etc. Distributed by
Sony Pictures Release date
September 22, 2006 (2006-09-22 )
Language English
American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980–1986 is a documentary directed and produced by
Paul Rachman and written by
Steven Blush .
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It is based on the 2001 book
American Hardcore: A Tribal History also written by Blush.
[3] It world premiered at the 2006
Sundance Film Festival and was released on September 22, 2006 on a limited basis by
Sony Pictures Classics . The film features some early pioneers of the
hardcore punk music scene including
Bad Brains ,
Black Flag ,
D.O.A. ,
Minor Threat ,
Minutemen ,
SSD , and others.
[4] It was released on
DVD by
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 20, 2007.
Synopsis
The film addresses the birth and evolution of hardcore punk rock from 1978 to 1986 (although the packaging says 1980-1986). The documentary boasts extensive underground footage shot during the height of the hardcore movement. It features exclusive interviews with early hardcore punk music artists from bands such as Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and many more.
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Production
The film was shot and edited for 5 years with many clips of 80s hardcore bands being sent in by the bands themselves. Some of the footage was shot by director Paul Rachman in the 80s with the most notable piece of footage being the final show of
Negative FX which spawned a riot after the power was cut mid-song.
Many of the interviews were actually done in both Paul Rachman's and Steven Blush's apartments in different areas to make it seem like they were done in different locations.
The film also features the photography of
Edward Colver notably and principally, and his shot of Danny Spira from
Wasted Youth covered in blood was used for the book cover.
Soundtrack
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
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Track listing
Nervous Breakdown –
Black Flag
Out of Vogue –
Middle Class
Pay To Cum –
Bad Brains
Fucked Up Ronnie –
D.O.A.
Red Tape –
Circle Jerks
Filler –
Minor Threat
I Remember –
MDC
Nic Fit –
Untouchables
Kill a Commie –
Gang Green
Boston Not L.A. –
The Freeze
Straight Jacket –
Jerry's Kids
Boiling Point –
SSD
Who Are You/Time To Die –
Void
Came Without Warning –
Scream
Enemy for Life – YDI
Runnin' Around –
D.R.I.
Don't Tread On Me –
Cro-Mags
Friend or Foe –
Negative Approach
Bad Attitude –
Articles of Faith
Think For Me –
Die Kreuzen
I Hate Sports –
7 Seconds
Brickwall –
Big Boys
I Was a Teenage Fuckup –
Really Red
I Hate Children –
The Adolescents
My Mind's Diseased –
Battalion of Saints
Ha Ha Ha –
Flipper
Victim In Pain –
Agnostic Front
Source:
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Interviewees
Jonathan Anastas formerly of
D.Y.S. and
Slapshot
Phil Anselmo formerly of
Pantera and
Superjoint Ritual
Brian Baker of
Bad Religion , formerly of
Minor Threat and
Dag Nasty
Dicky Barrett of
Mighty Mighty Bosstones , formerly of Impact Unit and The Cheapskates
Vic Bondi formerly of
Articles of Faith
Dave Brockie of
Death Piggy (which would later form into the band
GWAR ), formerly of
X-Cops , and the
Dave Brockie Experience
Curtis Casella, owner and founder of
Taang! Records
Brandon Cruz of
Dr. Know (band) , formerly of the
Dead Kennedys
Bob Cenci of
Gang Green and
Jerry's Kids
Steve "Mugger" Corbin, former
Black Flag roadie and formerly of
Nig-Heist
Mike Dean of
Corrosion of Conformity
Dave Dictor of
MDC
Chris Doherty of
Gang Green , formerly of
Jerry's Kids
Harley Flanagan founding member of the
Cro-Mags
Flea of the
Red Hot Chili Peppers , formerly of
Fear
Flipper members Bruce Loose, Ted Falconi and Steve DePace
Greg Ginn formerly of
Black Flag
Jack Grisham of
T.S.O.L.
Brett Gurewitz of
Bad Religion , owner of punk rock record label
Epitaph Records
H.R. ,
Dr. Know and
Darryl Jenifer of
Bad Brains
Greg Hetson of
Bad Religion and the
Circle Jerks
John Joseph of the
Cro-Mags
Joe Keithley of
D.O.A.
Alec Mackaye formerly of
The Faith
Ian Mackaye of
Fugazi , formerly of
The Teen Idles and
Minor Threat
Paul Mahern of
Zero Boys
Moby formerly of the
Vatican Commandos and, briefly,
Flipper
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Keith Morris of the
Circle Jerks , formerly of
Black Flag
Duff McKagan , formerly of
The Fartz and
Guns N' Roses
Reed Mullin of
Corrosion of Conformity
Rev. Hank Peirce former roadie for
Slapshot ,
Corrosion of Conformity and
Uniform Choice
Kira Roessler formerly of
Black Flag
Henry Rollins of
Rollins Band , formerly of
Black Flag and
State of Alert
Kevin Seconds of
7 Seconds
Dave Smalley of
Down by Law , formerly of
D.Y.S. ,
ALL , and
Dag Nasty
Bobby Steele of
The Undead and
The Misfits
Dave "Springa" Spring formerly of
SS Decontrol
Vinnie Stigma of
Agnostic Front
Mike Watt formerly of the
Minutemen and
Firehose
Perry Webb of
Culturcide
Todd Youth of
The Chelsea Smiles , formerly of
Agnostic Front ,
Warzone and
Murphy's Law
Mike Patton of Middle Class, Elysian Fields, Trotsky Icepick and Jeff Atta of Middle Class
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