Suburbia (1984)

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The kids from... The Wild Side... The Side You've Never Seen.

When household tensions and a sense of worthlessness overcome Evan, he finds escape when he clings with the orphans of a throw-away society. The runaways hold on to each other like a family until a tragedy tears them apart.

• Released: 1984-04-13
• Genres: Drama, Music, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 34m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 6.7/10 from 102 votes

Directed by Penelope Spheeris.

Top cast

• Chris Pedersen as Jack Diddley
• Bill Coyne as Evan Johnson
• Jennifer Clay as Sheila
• Timothy Eric O'Brien as Skinner
• Wade Walston as Joe Schmo
• Flea as Razzle
• Maggie Ehrig as Mattie
• Grant Miner as Keef
• Christina Beck as T'resa
• Andrew Pece as Ethan Johnson

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Suburbia

• United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, Philo, Fandor, Night Flight Plus, Fandor Amazon Channel, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Midnight Pulp Amazon Channel, Cineverse Amazon Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Fawesome, The Roku Channel, Fandango at Home Free, Pluto TV, Plex, Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp, Tubi TV, Amazon MX Player; rent on Amazon Video; buy on Amazon Video
• United Kingdom: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex; rent on Apple TV Store, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, YouTube
• India: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
• Canada: stream on Fandor; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex, Cineverse, Midnight Pulp
• Australia: watch free on Tubi TV, Plex

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