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Suburbia is a movie written and directed by Penelope Spheeris (The Decline of Western Civilization
) about suburban punks who run away from home. The kids take up a minimalist, punk rock lifestyle by squatting in abandoned suburban tract homes. The cast was made up of both professional and nonprofessional actors (the female roles in the film were all played by actual punks who were not professional actresses).

Released in 1984, Suburbia is also known as Rebel Streets and The Wild Side. Red Hot Chilli Peppers' bassist Flea makes a cameo appearance as "Razzle (Mike B. The Flea)". It gives Spheeris' vision of early 1980's punk rock sub culture and an opinion on what drove the youths to become "Punks". Three bands perform concerts during the telling of the story, The Vandals, DI, and TSOL. Although emphasizing sensational, easily exploitable themes such as rape and drug use, it does score right on the money with its comparisons to hippies and bikers of the 60's (and even outlaws of the Old West} and the discrimination that many punk rockers faced from others because of the way that they chose to look and the music that they loved.

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