American Hardcore (film)
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| American Hardcore | |
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| Directed by | Paul Rachman |
| Produced by | Steven Blush Paul Rachman |
| Written by | Steven Blush |
| Starring | Various musicians, entertainment executives, etc. |
| Distributed by | Sony Pictures |
| Language | English |
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American Hardcore is a documentary directed by Paul Rachman and written by Steven Blush. It is based on the book American Hardcore: A Tribal History also written by Blush. It was released on September 22, 2006 on a limited basis. The film features some early pioneers of the hardcore punk music scene including Black Flag, Bad Brains, D.O.A., Minor Threat, The Minutemen, SS Decontrol, and others. It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 20, 2007.
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[edit] Plot
This documentary film addresses the birth and evolution of hardcore punk rock from 1979 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Interviewees
Interviewees include:
- 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
- Vic Bondi formerly of Articles of Faith (band)
- Dave Brockie of Death Piggy (which would later form into the band GWAR), formerly of X-Cops, and the Dave Brockie Experience
- Brandon Cruz of Dr. Know (band), formerly of the Dead Kennedys
- Bob Cenci of Gang Green and Jerry's Kids
- Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity
- Dave Dictor of MDC
- Chris Doherty of Gang Green, formerly of Jerry's Kids
- Harley Flanagan of the Cro-Mags
- Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, formerly of Fear
- Greg Ginn formerly of Black Flag
- Jack Grisham formerly of T.S.O.L.
- Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion
- H.R., Dr. Know and Darryl Jenifer of Bad Brains
- Greg Hetson of Bad Religion and the Circle Jerks
- John Joseph formerly 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 1.
- Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks, formerly of Black Flag
- Reed Mullin formerly of Corrosion of Conformity
- Kira Roessler formerly of Black Flag
- Henry Rollins of Rollins Band, formerly of Black Flag and State of Alert
- Dave Smalley of Down by Law, formerly of D.Y.S. and Dag Nasty
- Bobby Steele of The Undead and The Misfits
- Springa formerly of SS Decontrol
- Vinnie Stigma of Agnostic Front
- Mike Watt formerly of the Minutemen and fIREHOSE
- Todd Youth of The Chelsea Smiles, formerly of Agnostic Front, Warzone and Murphy's Law
Trivia
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- The Dead Kennedys and the Misfits were originally to be featured in the film, but copyright issues and band tensions prevented this (although the Dead Kennedys' "DK" logo appears a few times in the film). Despite this, Bobby Steele, a former member of the Misfits, appears in the film, but this may be due to the fact that he is also in The Undead.
