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Punk Can Take It

1979-12-30
6
en 19m
ComedyWarDocumentaryMusic
Julien Temple's wartime documentary parody "Punk Can Take It" (1979) - a theatrically released promo for the UK Subs, complete with narration by BBC voice-over veteran John Snagge - paints a glorious picture of England in a punk rock "identity crisis". Punk morale was higher than ever before. Punks were fused together not by fear, but by a surging spirit of revenge, immortality, and the courage never to submit or yield. This proved that punk won't go away and that punks themselves are becoming younger and nastier everyday. They have no time for the precarious thrills of nostalgia nor for its trivial rules.

Writer

Julien Temple

Director

Julien Temple

Editor

Richard Bedford

Producer

Gordon McKerrow

Producer

Corinne Cartier

punk rock satire short film

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • Kendon Films Ltd.
  • Boyd's Company
  • GTO