Synopsis/Details
1981: The cities of England are aflame with widespread rioting. One in ten of the population is unemployed. The Specials' Ghost Town is at number one in the charts. Too much fighting on the dance floor. But don't worry, there's a royal wedding to keep you all distracted, Charles and Diana exchanging worthless vows before a multitude of flag-waving tourists. Meanwhile, a 17-year-old punk rocker, young, dumb, and full of...curiosity, decides to flee the boredom of small village life and a mindless factory job to follow his favourite bands – Siouxsie and the Banshees, Killing Joke, and the Damned – dodging police, skinheads, Perry Boys, football hooligans, and er, the Bath Warriors as he hitchhikes from town to town. Packed with history and hilarity, Punk Snot Dead is a coming-of-age story like no other, and a nostalgic glance at an England that is no more.
It is optioned and adapted from the latest book by renowned music critic, Morat.
Think This is England meets The Football Factory via Quadrophenia.
Story & Logistics
Story Type:
Rite of Passage
Story Conclusion:
Bitter-sweet
Linear Structure:
Linear
Moral Affections:
Innocence, Vice
Cast Size:
Several
Locations:
Several
Characters
Lead Role Ages:
Female Young Adult, Male Young Adult
Hero Type:
Anti-Hero
Villian Type:
Bully, Pure Evil
Stock Character Types:
Boy next door, Lovers, Noble savage, Outlaw, Town drunk, Village idiot
Advanced
Adaption:
Based on True Events
Subgenre:
Black/Dark, British Humor, Coming of Age, Lost World, Youth Culture
Subculture:
Anarcho-punk, Dark culture, Gangs, Hardcore punk, Punk, Skinhead
Action Elements:
Hand to Hand Combat, Physical Stunts
Life Topics:
Coming of Age
Drug Topics:
Illegal Drugs
Time Period:
The Eighties (1980–1989)
Country:
United Kingdom (UK)
Time of Year:
Summer
Relationship Topics:
Abuse, Cousin, Dating, Family, Infidelity
