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Cult > Youth: 70 Films to Buy & Rent

 
River's EdgeRiver's Edge (1986) Recommended
Dir. Tim Hunter
Feat. Crispin Glover, Keanu Reeves, Ione Skye…
Terrifying drama about a group of school friends who discover that one of them has murdered a classmate. Major cult film from the '80s with its lurid…
Boys Next Door, TheBoys Next Door, The (1985)
Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Charlie Sheen, Maxwell Caulfield
Early feature film by celebrated underground film maker Penelope Spheeris (DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILISATION), with Charlie Sheen Maxwell Caulfield…
Beat StreetBeat Street (1984) Recommended
Dir. Stan Lathan
Feat. Rae Dawn Chong, Guy Davis
Key film in the history of hip–hop culture, this urban musical may show its age and derivation (SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER), but still comprises an…
SuburbiaSuburbia (Rebel Street's aka: Wild Side) (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Penelope Spheeris
Feat. Flea
Low key yet definitive dramatic portrait of the American punk scene, staged with non–actors as the "T.R. gang" who set up camp in a scuzzy L.A.…
Porky'sPorky's (1981)
Dir. Bob Clark
Feat. Dan Monahan, Mark Herrier
ANIMAL HOUSE retread with juvenile male high–jinx on college campus. Massive hit is testament to the adage that no–one ever went broke…
Out of the BlueOut of the Blue (1980) Recommended
Dir. Dennis Hopper
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Linda Manz, Sharon Farrell…
Dennis Hopper transposes the themes from his EASY RIDER into a punk aesthetic in this downbeat yet compelling dissertation on teenage rebellion and…
Rude BoyRude Boy (1980) Recommended
Dir. Hazan, Mingay
Feat. Jimmy Pursey, Johnny Green
Semi–doco in which a teenage punk is forced to choose political allegiances while scamming a roadie job with the Clash. Features nine Clash…
Over the EdgeOver the Edge (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jonathan Kaplan
Feat. Matt Dillon, Harry Northrup
One of the best portraits of delinquency yet committed to the screen, Matt Dillon, in his acting debut, is just one of the aimless youths who erupt…
QuadropheniaQuadrophenia (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Franc Roddam
Feat. Phil Daniels, Michael Elphick, Ray Winstone…
Brilliant portrait of alienated youth, inspired by The Who's concept album, focuses on a young Mod's personal crises and his gang's violent agenda…
Rock 'n' Roll High SchoolRock 'n' Roll High School (1979) Aro Favourite
Dir. Alan Arkush
Feat. P.J. Soles, Vince Van Patten, Clint Howard…
Pop–crazy student and 'Ramones' no. 1 fan, Riff Randell (PJ Soles) fights for her right to party against dragonlady principal Togar (Mary…

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