Punk Vacation

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Punk Vacation
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Directed byStanley Lewis
Written byLance Smith
Harvey Richelson
StarringRoxanne Rogers
Rob Garrison
Sandra Bogan
Don Martin
Louis Waldon
Cinematography Daryn Okada
Music byEd Grenga
Ross Vannelli
Production
company
Windjammer Productions Inc.
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
93 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Punk Vacation is a 1990 American action film directed by Stanley Lewis. [1] It stars Roxanne Rogers, Rob Garrison, Sandra Bogan, Don Martin, and Louis Waldon.

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Cast

Production

Punk Vacation was filmed around 1984 and completed in 1987. [1]

Critical reception

Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com wrote that Punk Vacation "is undeniably amusing, tickling in a manner only ragtag nonsense can", calling it "a clean, mean machine of goofballery with a distinct period perspective, and while a viewing requires heavy lifting in the tolerance department, the reward is a generous serving of schlock that never bores or fails to amaze with its creative limitations." [1] Annie Choi of Bleeding Skull! wrote that the film "languishes into a mediocre-at-best revenge story with no defining insanity. There are no moments that excite, stun, amuse, or even confuse." [3] She criticized the lack of "wild antics" from the punk characters, as well as the lack of punk music in the film, writing: "Clearly, one-time director Stanley Lewis had never seen a punk in his life." [3]

Home media

The film was released on VHS in 1990. [4] On July 9, 2013, the film was released on DVD and Blu-ray by Vinegar Syndrome. [5] On May 31, 2022 a limited re-release of the film on VHS was put out by Vinegar Syndrome and Lunchmeat.

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References

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