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SLC Punk! is a 1998 American independent comedy-drama film written and directed by James Merendino. The movie is about the young punk rocker Steven Levy (Matthew Lillard), or “Stevo”. The character is portrayed as an exaggerated stereotype of an anarchist punk in the mid 1980s. Many events and characters in the movie are allegedly based on real life, although they may have been exaggerated. SLC stands for Salt Lake City.

The character of Stevo is based on the life of writer/director James Merendino, although the character is named after Stephen Egerton, originally known as Stephen O’Rielly (Stevo), who played for the Salt Lake City punk band Massacre Guys, and eventually joined the L.A. bands Descendents and ALL.

Cast

• Matthew Lillard as Steven “Stevo” Levy
• Michael A. Goorjian as “Heroin” Bob
• Annabeth Gish as Trish
• Jennifer Lien as Sandy
• Christopher McDonald as Mr. Levy
• Devon Sawa as Sean
• Jason Segel as Mike
• Adam Pascal as Eddie
• Til Schweiger as Mark
• Jimmy Duval as John the Mod
• Summer Phoenix as Brandy

Soundtrack

1. “I Never Promised You a Rose Garden” – The Suicide Machines (originally performed by Lynn Anderson)
2. “Sex and Violence” – The Exploited
3. “I Love Livin’ in the City” – Fear
4. “1969″ – The Stooges
5. “Too hot” – The Specials
6. “Cretin Hop” – Ramones
7. “Dreaming” – Blondie
8. “Kiss Me Deadly” – Generation X
9. “Rock N’ Roll” – The Velvet Underground
10. “Gasoline Rain” – Moondogg
11. “Mirror in the Bathroom” – Fifi (originally performed by The English Beat)
12. “Amoeba” – The Adolescents
13. “Kill the Poor” – Dead Kennedys
14. “Look Back and Laugh” – Minor Threat

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