SummaryTo grow up in America is to, at one point or another, rebel against the world around you. If you're Stevo (Lillard) and you live in Reagan-era Salt Lake City, then, well...you just have to rebel a little bit harder. To this recent grad, the world is his enemy, anarchy his religion, and the Ramones, The Specials and the Dead Kennedys his muses. As... Read More
Directed By:James Merendino
Written By:James Merendino
SLC Punk!
Metascore
Mixed or Average
50
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
50
33% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
48% Mixed
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19% Negative
4 Reviews
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90
A hearty style of self-referential filmmaking that only adds to the persuasiveness of Lillard’s stunning performance.
75
For a while, angry young Stevo (Lillard) turns his quest for total anarchy into a grungy, giddy, randomly violent rave. Then reality creeps up and, well, it bites.
User score
Generally Favorable
6.9
74% Positive
25 Ratings
25 Ratings
15% Mixed
5 Ratings
5 Ratings
12% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
May 15, 2016
9
Loved this movie. My gf showed it to me, it was one of her favorite movies in her teens. I thought it was great and one I will remember. awesome! Even after much time has passed since I watched it and we are always quoting lines from this film. Classic!!
Jan 12, 2023
4
Clearly inspired by the style over substance 4th wall breaking 'cool' directing style over substance productions a la tarantino etc, slc p bombarded my senses with non stop dialogue for 125 mins. The production value is high with a talented cast and some interesting scenes props, costumes and makeup.Matthew lilliards distractingly animated performance took away more than it added to the outing. There are some fun character acting moments spread throughout but it ultimately failed to connect with me on any meaningful level beyond the superficial....which was ironic!
60
Lillard, who played the squirrelly Stuart in "Scream," brings a mischievous sense of humor and an easygoing charm to his potentially unsympathetic character.
50
So forced and contrived in delivery that it's tedious. That's not good when the intention is to be audacious.
40
Energetic but poorly structured.
38
Though Lillard's excitable tone keeps promising wild comic adventures, the sequences are uniformly flat and humour-free.
30
What it offers at its shockingly sappy core is a familiar view of adolescent rebellion as a goofy but inevitable phase.
Apr 14, 2026
0
This is the greatest movie I have ever seen is what a **** moron would say, I would rather peel my eyes like a fruit than spend another second watching this "film"
Production Company:
- Beyond Films
- Blue Tulip Productions
- Straight Edge
Release Date:Apr 16, 1999
Duration:1 h 37 m
Rating:R
Tagline:God bless America...they're going to need it.
Awards
Mar del Plata International Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Film Independent Spirit Awards
• 1 Nomination
Sundance Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
