Jennifer Lien

SLC Punk! -- Growing up punk in Mormon Salt Lake City wasn't easy in the mid-eighties, and this soundtrack-driven film demonstrates why.

American History X -- Academy Award-nominee Edward Norton delivers a searing performance as a former neo-Nazi skinhead who now struggles to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps.

It's 1985 and Stevo is that rare animal, a punk rocker in the Mormon stronghold of Salt Lake City, Utah. He just graduated from college with honors and now his life is a nutty roller coaster ride of rock shows, stealing cars, beating up rednecks and non-stop partying with his buddy, Heroin Bob, and his girlfriend. But with the scene getting lame and Stevo going nowhere fast, he has to put his punk ideals to the test. With a choice between "No Future" and Harvard Law School, what's a guy with blue hair supposed to do? Fueled by a classic punk rock soundtrack and hilarious, energetic performances from Matthew Lillard (Scream, She's All That), Michael Goorjian (Leaving Las Vegas, Hard Rain) and Annabeth Gish (Beautiful Girls, Nixon), SLC PUNK is one punk's madcap search for a way to grow up without selling out.

Academy Award-nominee for his leading role, Edward Norton (Fight Club, The Illusionist) delivers a searing performance as Derek, a former neo-Nazi skinhead whose life was almost destroyed by his own hatred--and who now struggles to prevent his younger brother Danny (played by Edward Furlong Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Pecker) from following in his footsteps.

Growing up punk in Mormon Salt Lake City wasn't easy in the mid-eighties, and this soundtrack-driven film demonstrates why.

Growing up punk in Mormon Salt Lake City wasn't easy in the mid-eighties, and this soundtrack-driven film demonstrates why.

In conservative Salt Lake City in the early 80's, Stevo and Bob are the only two dedicated punks in the city.

A racist skinhead murderer is a changed man after serving time, but conflict and tragedy result when he tries to steer his brother away from the neo-Nazi lifestyle. Searing, powerful drama.

A racist skinhead murderer is a changed man after serving time, but conflict and tragedy result when he tries to steer his brother away from the neo-Nazi lifestyle. Searing, powerful drama.

Academy Award-nominee Edward Norton delivers a searing performance as a former neo-Nazi skinhead who now struggles to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps.

Academy Award-nominee Edward Norton delivers a searing performance as a former neo-Nazi skinhead who now struggles to prevent his younger brother from following in his footsteps.

A former Neo-Nazi skinhead tries to prevent his younger brother from going down the same wrong path that he did.