| 1991: The Year Punk Broke | |
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 VHS box cover of 1991: The Year Punk Broke | |
| Directed by | Dave Markey |
| Produced by | We Got Power Productions Sonic Life |
| Music by | Sonic Youth Nirvana Dinosaur Jr Babes in Toyland Gumball The Ramones |
| Distributed by | Tara Films |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
1991: The Year Punk Broke, released theatrically in 1992, is a documentary directed by Dave Markey,[1][2] featuring American alternative rock band Sonic Youth on tour in Europe in 1991. While Sonic Youth is the focus of the documentary, the film also gives attention to Nirvana, Dinosaur Jr., Babes in Toyland, Gumball and The Ramones.[3] Also featured in the film are Mark Arm, Dan Peters and Matt Lukin of Mudhoney, and roadie Joe Cole, who was murdered in a robbery three months after the tour ended. The film is dedicated to Cole.[4]
Several scenes in the film involve re-enactments and references to scenes from the Madonna tour documentary, Truth or Dare, such as Gordon complaining about "industry people" in the front row, or Cobain, introduced as "Costner" telling Sonic Youth that their show was "neat". At a screening of the film at the 2008 All Tomorrow's Parties festival in Monticello, New York, Markey mentioned that the working title for the film was Tooth or Hair, as a further play on this connection. A home video VHS was released by the David Geffen Company on April 13, 1993.[1] The film was again re-released on DVD on September 13, 2011, by the Universal Music Group.[5][4]
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- ^ O'Driscoll, Des (2021). "Nirvana in Cork: The legendary 1991 gig in Sir Henrys". Irish Examiner. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Pearis, Bill (August 6, 2021). "1991: The Year Punk Broke,' '24 Hour Party People & more showing at "Screen Slate" @ Roxy Cinema 10th anniversary". BrooklynVegan. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Spitz, Marc (September 23, 2011). "Generation X In a Time Capsule". The New York Times. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ Mullineaux, Lauren. "1991 The Year Punk Broke Review". Contactmusic.com. Retrieved September 5, 2021.