1991: The Year Punk Broke 32 years old

1991: The Year Punk Broke

David Markey's documentary of life on the road with Sonic Youth and Nirvana during their tour of Europe in late 1991. Also featuring live performances by Dinosaur Jr, Babes in Toyland, The Ramones and Gumball.

Credits

1991: The Year Punk Broke Cast

Name Character
Courtney Love She was 27, now 60 years old as Herself
Kim Gordon She was 38, now 71 years old as Herself (Sonic Youth)
Thurston Moore He was 33, now 66 years old as Himself (Sonic Youth)
Kat Bjelland She was 28, now 61 years old as Herself (Babes In Toyland)
Joey Ramone He was 40, 49 years old when he died as Himself
Babes In Toyland as Themselves
Kurt Cobain He was 24, 27 years old when he died as Himself (Nirvana)
Mudhoney as Themselves
Dee Dee Ramone He was 40, 50 years old when he died as Himself
Eric Vermillion as Himself (Gumball)
Bob Mould He was 31, now 64 years old as Himself
Dinosaur, Jr. as Themselves
Krist Novoselic He was 26, now 59 years old as Himself (Nirvana)
Marky Ramone He was 39, now 72 years old as Himself
Matt Lukin He was 27, now 60 years old as Himself (Mudhoney)
Mike Johnson He was 17, now 50 years old as Himself
Johnny Ramone He was 43, 55 years old when he died as Himself
Dave Grohl He was 22, now 55 years old as Himself (Nirvana)
Lori Barbero She was 30, now 63 years old as Herself (Babes In Toyland)
Sonic Youth as Themselves
Don Fleming He was 34, now 67 years old as Himself (Gumball)
David Markey He was 28, now 61 years old as Himself
Ramones He was 18, now 50 years old as Themselves
Steve Shelley He was 29, now 62 years old as Himself (Sonic Youth)
Michelle Leon as Herself (Babes In Toyland)
Nic Close as Himself
Dan Peters He was 24, now 57 years old as Himself (Mudhoney)
Dave Kendall He was 91, now 123 years old as Himself
Mark Arm He was 29, now 62 years old as Himself (Mudhoney)
Lee Ranaldo He was 35, now 68 years old as Himself (Sonic Youth)

1991: The Year Punk Broke Crew

Name Department
David Markey as Director of Photography. He was 28 (now 61) years old Camera
David Markey as Director. He was 28 (now 61) years old Directing
David Markey as Editor. He was 28 (now 61) years old Editing
1991: The Year Punk Broke poster
1991: The Year Punk Broke (32 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, November 19, 1992
  • Runtime: 99 minutes