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1991: The Year Punk Broke

United States

1992

99 Min
Color
English
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DIR David Markey

EXEC David Markey

DP David Markey

CAST Kim Gordon, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Steve Shelley, Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Dave Grohl

ED David Markey

MUSIC Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes In Toyland, Ramones

Synopsis

1991: The Year Punk Broke is a 1992 documentary directed by Dave Markey featuring American alternative rock band Sonic Youth on tour in Europe in 1991. While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention to Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and The Ramones. Also featured in the film are Mark Arm, Dan Peters and Matt Lukin of Mudhoney, Courtney Love, and Joe Cole, who was murdered in a robbery three months after the tour ended. The film is dedicated to him. —Wikipedia

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orangey

18Jun13

apart from one specifically disgusting scene, one of the best music movies of the 90's

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Scumbalina

19Jul12

"Go forth and thrash."

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Rully Resa

18Apr12

Too loud, my friend!

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