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Penelope Spheeris, director of the infamous documentary The Decline of Western Civilization may well have given the world its first punk-rock Western in the form of Dudes, a sort of Suburbia meets High Noon meets Deliverance. Three East Coast punks (Jon Cryer, Daniel Roebuck, and Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers) opt to leave behind the filth and gloom of New York City to become modern-day pioneers on the trail to California; that is, until a gang of redneck road warrior-types led by Lee Ving (of the punk band Fear) waylay the trio and kill Flea in a fashion brutal enough to justify the inevitable retribution. After their pleas to the local sheriff fall on deaf ears, Cryer and Roebuck decide instead to follow the law of the West and serve their own brand of justice as what appear to be a bondage-oriented cowboy and a squirrel on steroids. While the plot seems contrived and asinine, the violence often gratuitous, and the characters paper-thin, Spheeris nonetheless manages to create a likeable and highly watchable -- if often silly -- film. Cryer and Roebuck do the best they can with the material, Ving plays an adequately loathsome villain, and Flea lends a glimpse of his acting ability by offering a convincing portrayal of a dead body. Nowhere near being the time capsule that is The Decline of Western Civilization, Dudes still offers some insight into the punk subculture of the '80s. Spheeris later directed the hugely successful Wayne's World as well as {|The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years">The Decline of Western Civilization">{|The Decline of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years.
Condition: NEW Punched UPC
Actors: Jon Cryer, Daniel Roebuck, Lee Ving, Catherine Mary Stewart
Directors: Penelope Spheeris
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Number of discs: 2
Rated:
R
Restricted
Studio: Shout! Factory
DVD Release Date: October 10, 2017
Run Time: 90 minutes
Cast & Crew
Jon Cryer Grant
Daniel Roebuck Biscuit
Flea Milo
Lee Ving Missoula, Thief Gang Leader
Catherine Stewart Jessie, Gas Station Owner
Ray Sharkey Blix
Glenn Withrow Wes
Michael Melvin Logan
Axxel G. Reese Actor
Marc Rude Sonny
Calvin Bartlett Witherspoon
Pete Willcox Daredevil
Vance Colvig Hezekiah
Pam Gidley Elyse
Ancel Cook Rhatigan
Wycliffe Young Watts
Red Wing Laughing Bear
Christina Beck Missoula's Girl
Molly Matthiesen Blix's Girl
Read Morgan Stoddard
John Densmore Beeson
Peter Kent Road Warrior
Leland Sun Chinese Waiter
Tiny Wells McGrorty
Technical Credits
Penelope Spheeris Director
Nina Axelrod Casting
Charles Bernstein Score Composer
Mort Engelberg Executive Producer
Andrew Horvitch Editor
Herb Jaffe Co-producer,Producer
John Randal Johnson Screenwriter
Guy J. Louthan Asst. Director
Walt Martin Sound/Sound Designer
Chris Matheson Screenwriter
Jill M. Ohanneson Costumes/Costume Designer
Robert Richardson Cinematographer
Ed Solomon Screenwriter
Miguel Tejada-Flores Co-producer,Screenwriter
Miguel Tejada-Flores Producer
Gordon Wolf Producer
Bob Ziembicki Production Designer
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