Punk rock: 'American Hardcore' (film)

American Hardcore (documentary)

American Hardcore (film)

(YouTube Movies & TV) Fueled by a ferocious soundtrack, director Paul Rachman's AMERICAN HARDCORE gives fans an all-access pass to the rise and fall of the U.S. punk scene.

It was (some will swear is still) an explosive musical and cultural phenomenon that shaped everything from crossover thrash metal to the grunge movement to the emo and pop/punk music currently riding the charts.

Punk rock girl (Hollywood movie version)

Set against the conservative early '80s political landscape, AMERICAN HARDCORE chronicles the homegrown hardcore scene that was a swift kick in the head to corporate rock and mainstream complacency, as disaffected teens adopted the same collective credo -- harder, faster, louder.

Did "hardcore" really begin in 1977 with the OC band Middle Class?

From downtown warehouses to suburban bedrooms, the scene spread from city to city like wildfire, uniting bored, angry outcasts into an authentic underground revolution. A raw blast of politics, passion, and rage, AMERICAN HARDCORE features never-before-seen live footage from

Me is Sid Vicious, heroin addict, alright?

• Black Flag,
• Minor Threat,
• Bad Brains,
• MDC (Millions of Dead Cops),
• SSD,
• DOA,
• DRI (Dirty Rotten Imbeciles),
• The Adolescents,
• 7 Seconds,
• and many more.

Plus there are exclusive interviews with punk icons like Henry Rollins, Ian MacKaye, Keith Morris, and H.R. (Paul Hudson).

Free with ads. Rated R or PG, maybe PG-13. Go ask your mom if you can watch it without parental accompaniment. (Original title: American Hardcore) © 2006 AHC Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.