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Salad Days

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Exploring the heyday of the punk-music scene in the nation's capital, when Bad Brains, Void, Fugazi and other bands booked their own shows and released their own records without media scrutiny or label constraints.

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Michael O'Sullivan Washington Post 06/04/2015
3/4
While the movie is best viewed as an examination of a specific place and time, it also can be seen as a celebration of a larger, more generic cultural phenomenon that one might call creative foment. Go to Full Review Nick Schager Film Journal International 04/17/2015
A portrait of the Washington, D.C. punk-rock scene that's awash in affection but light on critical context. Go to Full Review Andy Webster New York Times 04/16/2015
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04/08/2019 this movies pretty cool See more 10/11/2016 I learned some things about DC punk and rock and roll See more 02/16/2016 Fantastic doc on the DC Punk Scene from 1980-1990 See more 12/21/2014 Really cool, extremely insightful. Growing up listening to sublime, blink 182, and various other bands inspired by the bands mentioned in the documentary, it was really cool to see how one movement shaped the music of the next 20 years. Love it See more Read all reviews
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Scott Crawford

Director

Scott Crawford

Screenwriter

Scott Crawford

Producer

Jack Vaughn

Executive Producer

Jim Saah

Cinematographer

Jim Saah

Film Editing

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Salad Days

Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) (2015) View more photos

Movie Info

Synopsis Exploring the heyday of the punk-music scene in the nation's capital, when Bad Brains, Void, Fugazi and other bands booked their own shows and released their own records without media scrutiny or label constraints.
Director
Scott Crawford
Producer
Scott Crawford
Screenwriter
Scott Crawford
Production Co
New Rose Films
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 19, 2014, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 1, 2016
Runtime
1h 30m
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