In the years before Ronald Reagan took office, Manhattan was in ruins. But true art has never come from comfort, and it was precisely those dire circumstances that inspired artists like Jim Jarmusch, Lizzy Borden, and Amos Poe to produce some of their best works. Taking their cues from punk rock and new wave music, these young maverick filmmakers confronted viewers with a stark reality that stood in powerful contrast to the escapist product being churned out by Hollywood.
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Amos Poe as Self
Ann Magnuson as Self
Becky Johnston as Self
Bette Gordon as Self
Beth B as Self
Casandra Stark as Self
Charlie Ahearn as Self
Daze as Self
Debbie Harry as Self
Eric Mitchell as Self
Fab 5 Freddy as Self
Glenn O'Brien as Self
James Chance as Self
Jamie Nares as Self
Jim Jarmusch as Self
J.G. Thirlwell as Self
John Lurie as Self
John Waters as Self
Kembra Pfahler as Self
Lizzie Borden as Self
Lung Leg as Self
Lydia Lunch as Self
Manuel DeLanda as Self
Maripol as Self
Michael McClard as Self
Michael Oblowitz as Self
Nick Zedd as Self
Pat Place as Self
Patti Astor as Self
Richard Kern as Self
Sara Driver as Self
Scott B as Self
Steve Buscemi as Self
Susan Seidelman as Self
Tessa Hughes-Freeland as Self
Thurston Moore as Self
Tommy Turner as Self
Vivienne Dick as Self
Holly Adams as Nymph
Vincent Gallo as Self (archive footage)
David Rutsala as Self
Jack Sargeant as Self
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