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The Boys Next Door

Movie

5800yen
(6380yen Tax incl. in Japan)
US$ 35.90
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Release Date August 09, 2023
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Catalog No.KIXF-1621
JAN/ISBN 4988003884154
Product Type Blu-ray
TV Standard NTSC
Number of Discs 1
Label/DistributorKing Records
Color Color
Running Time 91minutes
Original Release Year 1984
Region A
Subtitles Japanese
Audio Track English DTS HD Master Audio Monaural

Description

[Machine Translation] Beaten to death! Shoot to kill! Anger, the urge to destroy, the will to kill. It's not something you were born with. Penelope Spheeris, the director of "Rebel Punk Rock", has created a shocking and brutal film that breaks the ground of "Escape from Hell" and "Level Point" with a new coming-of-age story of despair! First time on disc in Japan! --A small town in the countryside. Two young men, about to graduate from high school, impulsively leave the town for Hollywood to escape from the boredom of working in a factory. There are no dreams or hopes for the future. As their hearts and friendships are gradually torn apart, they are driven to commit crimes and murder... Director Penelope Spheeris, who captured the ecology of American punk in "The Decline" ('80) and the fragile lives of marginalized orphans in "Punk Rock Against the Machine" ('84), depicts the bitter adolescence of unstable young people motivated by an article about an actual serial killer. The film was later adapted into the hit TV series "X-Files". The first screenplay by Glen Morgan and James Wong, who would later work on the hit TV series "The X-Files. Producer Sandy Howard, who also produced "The Monster" ('82) and "Angel" ('84), seems to have a very strong core in depicting the darkness of Los Angeles, including this film, but the director later laughed at his lack of progress. Compared to Jonathan Kaplan's "Level Point" ('78) and Terrence Malick's "Escape from Hell" ('73), this film was highly praised for its depiction of the anxiety of growing up and the psychology of a killer that everyone has, and for its straightforward depiction of despair without overtly seeking sympathy. The film stars Charlie Sheen, who would go on to star in such films as "The Execution Rider" ('86), "Platoon" ('86), and "Wall Street" ('87), and Maxwell Caulfield, who had been sidelined after his starring role in "Grease 2" ('82) flopped. The two stars' gripping performances and the documentary filmmaker's realistic portrayals and settings transcend the framework of fiction to reveal the true horror of the human condition. The story of an ordinary young man who, through a small chance, ends up on a path of destruction is very realistic, and many people overseas have said that this film is a much scarier cinematic experience than watching a horror film. In a recent interview, the director regretted the violence in this film, and even said that he wished he had never made this film. Martin Sheen, father of Charlie Sheen, who starred in "Escape from Hell," now considered one of the greatest films in American cinema history, walked out of a screening of this film. The Broken Generation" was, and still is, a real-life horror film. Music featured in the film includes CODE BLUE, THE CRAMPS, GREAT WHITE, and IGGY POP.
*Rated 12-and-over.
Special Feature / Bonus Track: bonus video footage
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Description in Japanese

ブロークン・ジェネレーション / 洋画

撲殺! 射殺! 怒り、破壊衝動、殺意。それは生まれ持ったものでは、なかった。『反逆のパンク・ロック』のペネロープ・スフィーリス監督が、『地獄の逃避行』『レベルポイント』の地平に新たな絶望の青春を叩きつけた衝撃の残酷作!! 国内初ディスク化! ――とある小さな田舎町。高校卒業を迎えた二人の青年たちは、工場で働く退屈な日々を目前に控え、衝動的に町を出てハリウッドへ現実逃避の旅に出る。未来への夢や希望はない。心、友情が次第に引き裂かれていくなか二人は犯罪と殺人に手を染め追い詰められていく・・・。 『ザ・デクライン』(80)でアメリカン・パンクの生態を捉え、『反逆のパンク・ロック』(84)では社会から排除された孤児たちの儚い日常を切り取ったペネロープ・スフィーリス監督が、実在の連続殺人鬼の記事を目にしたことを動機に不安定な若者の苦い青春像を描き出した衝撃作。のちに大ヒットTVシリーズ「X-ファイル」を手掛けるグレン・モーガンとジェームズ・ウォンのコンビ初の脚本。プロデューサーのサンディ・ハワードは『ザ・モンスター』(82)、『エンジェル』(84)を手掛けており、本作含めてロサンゼルスの闇を描くという点で非常に芯があるように映るが、監督は後年進歩がないと苦笑した。ジョナサン・カプラン監督『レベルポイント』(78)や、テレンス・マリック監督『地獄の逃避行』(73)と比較され、誰もが抱える大人への成長の不安と殺人鬼の心理を描ききり、あからさまな共感を求めない淡々と絶望を綴る演出で高く評価された。主演は『処刑ライダー』(86)、『プラトーン』(86)、『ウォール街』(87)などでスター街道を突き進むこととなるチャーリー・シーンと、主演作『グリース2』(82)の大コケで干され気味だったマックスウェル・コールフィールド。主演二人の鬼気迫る演技と、ドキュメンタリー映画出身の監督ならではのリアルな描写と設定は、フィクションという枠を超えて人間の抱える本物の恐ろしさに満ちている。どこにでもいる普通の若者が些細なきっかけで破滅への道を辿ることとなる展開は如何にもリアルなもので、海外では本作はホラー映画を観るよりもはるかに恐ろしい映画体験と語る者が多い。監督は近年のインタビューにおいて本作の暴力描写を悔いており、本作を作らなければよかったとまで語っている。いまやアメリカ映画史上の傑作といわれる『地獄の逃避行』に主演したチャーリー・シーンの父、マーティン・シーンは本作の試写で途中退席した。『ブロークン・ジェネレーション』は公開当時も今も、変わらず観る者に現実に起こり得る恐怖を与える役割を果たしている。劇中にフィーチャーされた音楽はCODE BLUE、THE CRAMPS、GREAT WHITE、IGGY POPなど。
映像特典: 予告編、ペネロープ・スフィーリス監督コメント、別オープニング映像、関係者インタビューほか (予定)

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    THE BOYS NEXT DOOR
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