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SMITHEREENS
U.S., 1982
Directed by Susan Seidelman
With Susan Berman, Brad Rijn, Richard Hell
Approx. 89 mins. DCP.
“Wren (Susan Berman) is an aspiring punk rocker who moves in with naive Montanan Brad Rijn, while still pursuing the great love of her life, singer Richard Hell. Wren, in her self-delusion, manipulativeness, and superficiality, easily ranks as one of the most obnoxious characters in film history, and she exerts a strange fascination. ” – Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader
Reviews
“It's as unsparing a sketch of twentysomething life in New York City as American independent cinema has yet offered.”
– Slant Magazine
“But before it runs out of steam, SMITHEREENS is ragged, funny and eccentric. It has as much life as the indefatigable Wren, and that's plenty.”
– Janet Maslin, The New York Times