Suburbia
The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen.
Country
Production
Budget
$1 000 000
Box office
$0
Director
Actors
Scenario
Producer
Roger Corman, Bert L. Dragin
Camera operator
Composer
Artist
Audition
Editing
Ross Albert, Michael Oleksinski
Whole Team (18)
Whole Team (18)
Short description
When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.
What's left behind the scenes
- Of everyone who appeared in the film, only Chris Pedersen and Bill Coen were professional actors.
- The child actors performed the stunts themselves.
- Filming took 6 weeks.
- The scene where Razzle shoots the cockroach cost $50 and was the most expensive in the film. The cockroach was specially trained and had its own trainer.
- When the kids are driving in the car, Jack says “Flea,” referring to Razzle. Razzle is played by Michael “Flea” Balzari, the bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- The location of the “outcasts’” settlement was slated for demolition to make way for a highway, but the highway couldn’t be completed for almost 15 years. The expressway that eventually appeared there was featured in Jan de Bont’s action film “Speed” (1994).
- To enhance the realism, Penelope Spheeris cast real teenagers from the street and punks.
- Many of the cases depicted in the film are based on real-life events that the screenwriter and director, Penelope Spheeris, learned about from local newspapers.
- Of all those who appeared in the film, only Chris Pedersen and Bill Coyne were professional actors.
- When the guys are in the car, Jack says "Flea," referring to Razzle. Razzle is played by Michael "Flea" Balzary, the bassist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
- The haunt of the "outcasts" was slated for demolition to make way for a highway, but the highway couldn't be completed for nearly another 15 years. The freeway that eventually appeared there was featured in Jan de Bont's action movie "Speed" (1994).
- For greater authenticity, Penelope Spiris cast real teenagers from the street and punks.
- Many of the incidents shown in the film are based on real-life events that the screenwriter and director, Penelope Spiris, learned about from local newspapers.
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