Following up her critically acclaimed documentary
The Decline of Western Civilization
, Penelope Spheeris made this gritty drama her first feature-film outing. Bill Coyne stars as Evan Johnson, an angst-ridden kid living in L.A., who bands together with a group of other young societal rejects and immerses himself in the mid-'80s punk rock scene. Most of the cast was comprised of actual teenagers off the streets of Los Angeles. Among them is Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea.
Suburbia
is also known as
The Wild Side
and
Rebel Streets
, and should not be confused with the 1996 Richard Linklater film of the same name.