Woodyanders Shortly after graduating from high school, an aimless, alienated pair of scruffy blue collar California suburbanite misfit teens -- the moody, volatile, sexually repressed Roy and his more laid-back, passive partner Bo -- suddenly come to the grim realization that their post-high school lives hold precious little promise. Extremely upset about this glaring and undeniable bit of terrible truth, Bo and Roy decide to drive to Los Angeles for one last weekend of completely uninhibited partying. Things promptly turn sour when Bo and Roy beat a hapless gas station attendant within an inch of his life. The not so dynamic duo are just getting warmed up. They continue their blithely ferocious rampage with a vicious series of harsh random killings.Gut-wrenchingly tense and wholly believable, this gritty gem hits hard with its harrowing exploration of how adolescent angst and rage can easily erupt into terrifyingly destructive all-out brutality. Penelope Spheeris' direction is 100% on the money tight and effective: the brisk pacing, a fairly intricate and involving narrative, the often almost unbearably stomach-turning suspense, an unflinchingly downbeat ending, and a vivid rendering of the flashy-trashy L.A. milieu all lend credibility to the bleak premise. Glen Morgan and James Wong's script presents a chillingly convincing mosaic of negligent and sometimes even absentee parents, earnest, but ineffectual cops, mean, disapproving peers, and angry, frustrated outcasts which seethes with a startling mix of despair and nihilism (Morgan and Wong went on to write many episodes of "The X-Files," plus make the excellent and underrated "Willard" remake and the "Final Destination" pictures). Maxwell Caulfield and Charlie Sheen give superb performances as the apathetic leads. The equally stellar supporting cast includes Frank Zappa's daughter Moon Unit as a vapid Valley Girl Bo develops a crush on, Patti D'Arbanville as a flaky, lusty medium who picks up the pernicious pair in a bar, and Hank Garrett and Christopher McDonald as the diligent mismatched homicide detectives who are trying to find and arrest the boys. Tough, stark and exceedingly rough, this bitter sleeper rates as a nerve-rattling knockout with its still topical subject matter nowadays seeming even more timely and relevant in the wake of the atrocious Columbine incident. The first-rate Anchor Bay DVD offers a sterling widescreen presentation along with the theatrical trailer, bios on Spheeris, Sheen and Caulfield, and an enjoyably loose, informative and opinionated commentary by Spheeris and Caulfield.

imperial_krieg Pure genius this movie is one of the best ever. Mostly because of Maxwell Caulfield's outstanding performance words cant describe how good he captured the mind of a sociopath. I was totally blown away by this movie when I saw it for the first time about a year ago. This movie was never accepted by the mainstream mostly because they cant relate and they never will. But those who can will love this film there's no one like it and its mostly because of Caulfield's performance. I have never seen anyone play a sociopath more convincing.Roy-"That motherf*cker... is the one who will keep us from going anywhere"

lobsterhead2 ok, for the fans of quality entertainment, i recomend this movie. this one has superb quality action. plenty of beatings, punishment and domination to go around. since plent of other viewers have explained the basics of the film, i will spare the details. i cant recomend this movie if you are too uptight and take yourself too seriously- remember this is only a movie. folks who found movies like a clockwork orange and barfly disturbing will not be able to get any laughs out of this either. those movies are great too!. i will soon own this on dvd b ecause of the funny moments and the excellent violence. these two guys bo and roy, dish out some serious pain and suffering in l.a.you must see this movie.

delerius I saw this movie for the first time 8-9 years ago when I accidently zapped into it on cable tv. I remember it made strong impression on me and that I liked it a lot. Now almost 10 years later I bought the DVD and I must say it makes just as strong impression now. The movie is great & shocking and really makes you think what some people are capable of. I recommend this to everyone that want something more then just the ordinary action movies, but be aware,the movie is very violent and probably not suitable for everyone...