SUBURBIA

The Rejected 'TR' Logo Cult Punk Film Repro Button

A 1.25" pinback button with artwork of a logo of The Rejected, from the film "Suburbia" (1983).

"Suburbia" is a sympathetic, sometimes heartbreaking study of the Los Angeles punk rock scene in the early 1980s. Evan and his younger brother leave their broken home in an attempt to escape their alcoholic mother. They fall in with 'The Rejected' (aka T.R.), a group of punks who live as squatters in an abandoned house by the side of the highway. The TxRx logo version is seen on the back of a punk's jean jacket as he and the gang go for a stroll.

With the T.R.'s, the boys find a new family. But their new family will be tested when they become the target of 'Citizens Against Crime,' a group of unhappy suburbanites and would-be vigilantes.

Directed by Penelope Spheeris ("The Decline of Western Civilization", "Wayne's World") with a cast of mostly non-actor real punks and street kids. During a scene where the T.R. kids are driving, one character says "Where's the house Flea?", to which Razzle (played by Red Hot Chili Peppers' bass player Flea), replies, "Hey my name's Razzle, man."

It contains live footage of D.I. performing "Richard Hung Himself", T.S.O.L. performing "Wash Away" and "Darker My Love", and The Vandals performing "The Legend of Pat Brown". In turn, the film inspired the Pet Shop Boys song "Suburbia."

Alternative titles: Rebel Streets, The Wild Side.

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Pin back on each button.  US penny for scale. Penny and ruler NOT included. 1.25 inches = 3.175 cm.

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