Dudes
“They were looking for the American Dream. . . They found the American Nightmare.”
Certified Crap. CrapScore 59, rated by 1 admin.
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Two punks cross America and turn a personal tragedy into a revenge mission shaped like a Western. Penelope Spheeris mixes road movie, music, ghosts and frontier imagery into an awkwardly distinctive package. The tonal changes can jar, but the collision of subcultures gives it a recognisable cult personality.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
- Acting
- 4/10
- Plot
- 8/10
- Effects
- 4.5/10
- Dialogue
- 6/10
- Rewatchability
- 7/10
“The punk road trip has taken a sharp turn into Western territory.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 59
Synopsis and movie facts
Two punks from the big city, traveling across the country in a Volkswagen bug, embrace the western ethos when they must take revenge against a group of rednecks for killing their friend in this lighthearted road movie. Along the way, they enlist the help of a young woman who runs a wrecking service.
- Released
- 1987
- Directed by
- Penelope Spheeris
- Running time
- 90 min
Starring
- Jon Cryer as Grant
- Daniel Roebuck as Biscuit
- Catherine Mary Stewart as Jessie
- Flea as Milo
- Lee Ving as Missoula
- Billy Ray Sharkey as Blix
- Glenn Withrow as Wes
- Michael Melvin as Logan
Research behind this pick
Researched . Explore the film references and reviews below.
- Film reference · themoviedb.org
Canonical film identity, release date, runtime, director credits, cast, genres, synopsis and poster checked against TMDB movie 26574.
- Review · moriareviews.com
The review calls it a punk-road-movie-Western-ghost-story hybrid and praises Lee Ving's villainous performance.
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