---
title: 'American Hardcore (2006)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Paul Rachman'
released: '2006-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Documentary'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-hardcore-2006'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0419434/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# American Hardcore (2006)

2006 · 100 min · Documentary · United States


## Synopsis

American Hardcore: The History of American Punk Rock 1980–1986 is a 2006 documentary film directed and produced by Paul Rachman and written by Steven Blush.
It is based on the 2001 book American Hardcore: A Tribal History also written by Blush. It had its world premiere at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival and was released on September 22, 2006 on a limited basis by Sony Pictures Classics. The film features some early pioneers of the hardcore punk music scene including Bad Brains, Black Flag, D.O.A., Minor Threat, Minutemen, SSD, and others. It was released on DVD by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment on February 20, 2007.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Paul Rachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rachman)
- **Producer:** [Paul Rachman](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-rachman), [Steven Blush](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-blush)
- **Screenplay:** [Steven Blush](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-blush)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Bad Brains](https://cinepixo.com/people/bad-brains)

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Official site: http://www.sonyclassics.com/americanhardcore/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/american-hardcore-2006
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