Suburbia (1983)
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Cast
as Jack Diddley
as Evan Johnson
as Sheila
as Razzle
as Tom
as Keef
as Ethan
as Joe Schmo
as De Generate
as Mattie
as Tiresa
as Peg Leg
as Jim Triplett
as Bob Skokes
as Officer Rennard
as Officer Bates
as Mother
as Baby
as Tina
as Blonde
as Bouncer
as Joe's Father
as Joe's Father's Friend
as Camper Buyer
as Mrs. Triplett
as Pastor Farrell
as Heatherton Ave. Woman
as Procedures Man
as Mr. Dawson
as Mrs. Martin
as Repaint Store Man
as Cop
as Elderly Man
as Store Manager
as Sheila's Father
as Elderly Man's Wife
as Sheila's Mother
as Razzle
as Anna
Critic Reviews for Suburbia
All Critics (15) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (1) | DVD (1)
All the kids in the squat - literally branded with the initials TR (for 'The Rejected') - come from broken homes, and are forming their own unruly family together on the edge not just of town but of all their decade's ideological bromides.
It still shows enormous empathy and sensitivity in capturing the angst and alienation of American youth, making it seem both rooted in a specific time and place and strangely timeless.
A justifiably angry film, fast and full of violent action, though there's plenty of humour too; and the lack of originality is amply compensated for by its manifest sincerity.
Penelope Spheeris's Suburbia is a clear- eyed, compassionate melodrama about a bunch of young dropouts who call themselves ''The Rejected'' or, for short, the TR's.
...lives up to a reputation as a cult classic that offers something unique and engrossing...
Spheeris' empathy and lack of judgment allow her to conform to the pace of the world she's entered, as opposed to trying to corral it into her own.
Audience Reviews for Suburbia
A beautiful, mostly realistic, very gritty and dark, drama of outcast teenage life in Southern California in the 80s. It all feels very real, but it's not a boring drama at all. The characters and simple story are presented perfectly. The movie makes you cry sometimes, laugh other times, feel for the characters, identify with them, and there are some real fun scenes too. The music is wonderful too, the club scenes were some of my favorites in the movie. Spheeris doesn't hold back much from the realism, although you can imagine things being much worse for the characters at times. This movie has both grit and heart. I suppose it's like a gritty dirty heart that you just want to love and cherish. Great cult film, watch it.
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Super Reviewer
Awesome, awesome movie. I love the part where they throw the glass bottle at the bus and say, "I hate buses." I don't know why, but I love it.
Super Reviewer
Suburbia Quotes
| Jack: | (Skinner): Yeah just think by the year 2000 it'll be one big chemical wasteland. Jack: yeah all contaminated creepy with gross bubbling vines hanging off of dead trees. |
| Jack: | Yeah all contaminated creepy with gross bubbling vines hanging off of dead trees. |
| Jack: | "After a while... wild dogs." |
| Jack: | After a while... wild dogs. |
| Jack: | I hate buses. |
| Joe: | Later days. |