Punk Can Take It
Seen it?1979 | 19 min | Comedy, War, Documentary, Music
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Best for anyone who likes comedy with a point and anyone who wants a laugh. The jokes have targets, and it hits most of them. Shelve it next to Jackass: Best and Last or Life of Brian.
- The mood
- Provocative satire that goes after everyone, intense.
- The pace
- Well paced for a documentary, at 19 min. An easy one to fit in on a school night.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1979: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you're after something serious tonight.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
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- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
Not enough engagement data yet
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Cast & crew
Directed by Julien Temple
- Julia Binstead
- Edward Tudor-PoleEd Tudor Pole
- Helen Wellington-Lloyd
- UK SubsThemselves
- John SnaggeNarrator (voice)