Despite this, it was the first American independent movie invited to compete for the Palme d’Or at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. The film, which had an original $20,000 budget, didn’t fare well with critics upon its release. The film also stars punk legend Richard Hell as a musician in a one hit wonder band (Smithereens) that she desperately wants to hook up with in order to get her ticket to L.A. Wren doesn’t necessarily have any talent but doesn’t let that get in the way of ruthless ambition. The film follows a narcissistic young girl named Wren (played by Susan Berman) on her quest to find celebrity in the NYC punk music scene (only to find the scene has moved to L.A.), and all the toxic relationships and misadventures that go with it. Released in 1982, it’s a gritty movie about the dwindling New York City punk scene and doing whatever it takes for that “15 minutes of fame.”
This is where I saw many music documentaries and cult and B movies, and where I came across a movie called Smithereens (directed by Susan Seidelman years before Desperately Seeking Susan). This was in the relatively early days of cable and networks were on the lookout for original and unique material to lure the younger demographic. The show focused on alternative music (showing videos that were censored on MTV or banned on other programs), cult movies, and documentaries, among other topics. Follow Living In Oblivion on īack in the early ‘80s, the USA network featured a show called Night Flight on Friday and Saturday nights.
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