American Hardcore is a documentary directed by Paul Rachman and written by Steven Blush. It is based on the book American Hardcore: A Tribal History also written by Steve Blush. It was released on September 22, 2006 on a limited basis. The film features some early pioneers of the hardcore punk music scene including Black Flag, Bad Brains, Minor Threat, The Minutemen, SS Decontrol, and others. It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 20, 2007. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (503x755, 59 KB)[edit] Licensing This image is of a movie poster, and the copyright for it is most likely owned by either the publisher of the movie or the studio which produced the movie in question. ... Paul Rachman (born New York, New York, July 14, 1959) is an American film director who directed the highly praised 2006 documentary on punk music American Hardcore (film). ... Paul Rachman (born New York, New York, July 14, 1959) is an American film director who directed the highly praised 2006 documentary on punk music American Hardcore (film). ... Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) is the television and film production unit of Japan-based corporate giant Sony. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Paul Rachman (born New York, New York, July 14, 1959) is an American film director who directed the highly praised 2006 documentary on punk music American Hardcore (film). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year (266th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... Bad Brains are an American punk rock band, originally formed in Washington, D.C. in 1979 . ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The Minutemen were an American rock band from San Pedro, California comprising singer/guitarist D. Boon, singer/bassist Mike Watt and drummer George Hurley. ... This article is in need of attention. ... DVD (Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc) is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for data storage, including movies with high video and sound quality. ... Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is the home video, DVD, and UMD distribution arm of Sony Pictures Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation. ...

According to the commentary track the film took 5 years to shoot and edit.

Plot

This documentary film addresses the birth and evolution of hardcore punk rock from 1979 to 1986. The documentary boasts extensive underground footage shot during the height of the hardcore movement, as well as exclusive interviews with early hardcore punk music artists from bands such as Black Flag, Minor Threat, Bad Brains, and many more.

Interviewees

Interviewees include:

• Jonathan Anastas formerly of D.Y.S. and Slapshot
• Phil Anselmo formerly of Pantera and Superjoint Ritual
• Brian Baker formerly of Minor Threat and Dag Nasty
• Vic Bondi formerly of Articles of Faith
• Dave Brockie of Death Piggy (which would later form into the band GWAR), formerly of X-Cops, and the Dave Brockie Experience
• Brandon Cruz of Dr. Know (band), formerly of the Dead Kennedys
• Bob Cenci of Gang Green and Jerry's Kids
• Mike Dean of Corrosion of Conformity
• Greg Ginn formerly of Black Flag
• Brett Gurewitz of Bad Religion
• Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, formerly of Fear
• Jack Grisham formerly of T.S.O.L.
• Chris Doherty of Gang Green, formerly of Jerry's Kids
• H.R. of Bad Brains
• Joe Keithley of D.O.A.
• Ian MacKaye formerly of the Teen Idles, Minor Threat, and Fugazi
• Paul Mahern of Zero Boys
• Moby formerly of Flipper and Vatican Commandos
• Keith Morris of the Circle Jerks, formerly of Black Flag
• Reed Mullin formerly of Corrosion of Conformity
• Kira Roessler formerly of Black Flag
• Henry Rollins of Rollins Band, formerly of Black Flag and State of Alert
• Dave Smalley of Down by Law, formerly of D.Y.S.
• Springa formerly of SS Decontrol
• Mike Watt formerly of the Minutemen and fIREHOSE

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Trivia

• The Dead Kennedys and the Misfits were originally to be featured in the film, but copyright issues and band tensions prevented this. Despite this, Bobby Steele, a former member of the Misfits, appears in the film, but this may be due to the fact that he is also in The Undead.

• Many of the interviews were actually done in both Paul Rachman's and Steven Blush's apartments in different areas to make it seem like they were done in different locations.

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Links

• Official Movie Site
• An Interview with director Paul Rachman
• American Hardcore Reviews at Metacritic.com
• RollingStone.com Review
• American Hardcore interview
• Interview with Paul Rachman and Steven Blush with Tony DuShane on Drinks with Tony
• Billboard.com article about movie
• Interview with Edward Colver on truepunk.com