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Smithereens (1982)

R ★ 6.4/10 94 min Drama, Music, Romance United States English
Director: Susan Seidelman
Story by: Ron Nyswaner, Susan Seidelman
Screenplay by: Ron Nyswaner, Peter Askin
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She was a legend in her own mind.

Description

A narcissistic runaway engages in a number of parasitic relationships amongst members of New York's waning punk scene.

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Top Cast

Susan Berman
Susan Berman Wren
Brad Rijn
Brad Rijn Paul
Richard Hell
Richard Hell Eric
Nada Despotovich
Nada Despotovich Cecile
Roger Jett Billy (Eric's Roommate)
Kitty Summerall Eric's Wife
Joni Ruth White Landlady
D.J. O'Neill Ed

Smithereens Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

Criterion Collection
Criterion Collection #937

Critic Curated

Indiewires 100 Best Movies Of The 1980s
IndieWire #63
Rolling Stone - Punk Movie List
Rolling Stone #11
Vulture's 101 Best Movies Set In New York City
Vulture #35

Fun Lists

Destroy All Movies - The Complete Guide to Punks on Film
Destroy All Movies #659

Genre Curation

100 American Independent Films by BFI
British Film Institute #81

Movements

No Wave Cinema
CinemaWaves Blog #02

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