American Hardcore
2006 · Documentary · 100 min. · United States
Generally unheralded at the time, the early 1980s hardcore punk rock scene gave birth to much of the rock music and culture that followed. There would be no Nirvana, Beastie Boys or Red Hot Chili Peppers were it not for hardcore pioneers such as Black Flag, Bad Brains and Minor Threat. Hardcore was more than music—it was a social movement created by Reagan-era misfit kids. The participants constituted a tribe unto themselves—some finding a voice, others an escape in the hard-edged music. And while some sought a better world, others were just angry and wanted to raise hell. AMERICAN HARDCORE traces this lost subculture, from its early roots in 1980 to its extinction in 1986.
Direction Paul Rachman
Cast Joe Keithley · Keith Morris · Mike Watt · David Markey · Jordan Schwartz · Ian MacKaye · Sid McCray · Greg Hetson · Henry Rollins · Dicky Barrett · Brett Gurewitz · Moby · Jack Grisham · Paul 'H.R.' Hudson · Chuck Treece · Flea · Steve Soto · Alec MacKaye · Dez Cadena · Phil Anselmo · Duff McKagan · Jack Rabid · Christine Elise · Vinnie Stigma · John Joseph · Todd Youth · Matthew Barney · Tommy Stinson · Mark Arm · Cro-Mags
Soundtrack Varios
Screenplay Steven Blush
Cinematography Paul Rachman
Original title American Hardcore
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