SLC Punk

SLC Punk

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1998-09-24
Duration:97 min
Director:James Merendino
Actors:Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien, Christopher McDonald
Production:Beyond Films, Blue Tulip Productions

Overview:

Two former geeks become 1980s punks, then party and go to concerts while deciding what to do with their lives.

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