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"50,000 bands and 1 disgusting bathroom."

A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.

Top Cast

  • Alan Rickman

    Alan Rickman

    Hilly Kristal

  • Rupert Grint

    Rupert Grint

    Cheetah Chrome

  • Malin Åkerman

    Malin Åkerman

    Debbie Harry

  • Johnny Galecki

    Johnny Galecki

    Terry Ork

  • Stana Katic

    Stana Katic

    Genya Ravan

  • Ashley Greene

    Ashley Greene

    Lisa Kristal

  • Justin Bartha

    Justin Bartha

    Stiv Bators

  • Ryan Hurst

    Ryan Hurst

    Mad Mountain

  • Kyle Gallner

    Kyle Gallner

    Lou Reed

Overview

A look at New York's dynamic punk rock scene through the lens of the ground-breaking Lower East Side club started by eccentric Hilly Kristal in 1973 which launched thousands of bands.

Rating

6.3 / 10
201 Reviews
2 Popular

1 Reviews

  • Peter McGinn
    Peter McGinn
    6 Jan 2, 2023

    I can’t say I found this movie to be very enjoyable, but I am by no means part of the target audience. I never liked punk rock, I was not impressed by the negative and destructive attitude of its purveyors and, even though I like Adam Rickman and think he put on a good performance here, I didn’t connect with his character or root for him to do well.’ All of this is not the movie’s fault. The writing, acting, and other elements were well done; it just isn’t my style. If someone likes punk rock or music history will probably enjoy it and rate it much higher than did I.

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