1998 · 97 min · R

SLC Punk

Name: SLC Punk
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Released: 1998
Duration: 97 min
Cast: Matthew Lillard, Michael A. Goorjian, Annabeth Gish, Jennifer Lien, Christopher McDonald

Directed by James Merendino · Comedy, Drama, Music

SLC Punk (1998) is a Comedy film, directed by James Merendino set in Salt Lake City and Utah during the 1980s. It runs 97 minutes and is rated R.

Themes of friendship, identity, and coming of age play out through metafiction.

Cinematography

Greg Littlewood

Cast

Matthew LillardMichael A. GoorjianAnnabeth GishJennifer LienChristopher McDonaldDevon SawaJason SegelAdam Pascal

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Salt Lake CityUtah

Setting

Urban

When

1980s

Premise & themes

Themes

Friendship Identity Coming Of Age

Structure

Metafiction

Tone

Darkly ComicMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadTwo Hander

Pacing

Measured

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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