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** The generic product labels alone predate the notion of "store-brand," that is, off-brand products packaged to resemble their name-brand counterparts.

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** The generic product labels alone predate date it to the notion early 80s, when they were ubiquitous in supermarkets, before stores dumped them in favor of "store-brand," that is, putting off-brand products packaged to resemble into "store brand" packaging that looked more like their name-brand name brand counterparts.
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** Downtown L.A. become ''much less'' of a shithole in the years that followed, so the trash-strewn esthetic looks more like clever set design than it actually was.
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** The labels for generic products are from an era before store brands actually put effort into making their products look legitimate.

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** The labels for generic product labels alone predate the notion of "store-brand," that is, off-brand products are from an era before store brands actually put effort into making packaged to resemble their products look legitimate.name-brand counterparts.
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** Nuclear paranoia was much more relevant during the Cold War than it is now.
** The 1980s punk scene is a large presence in the film.
** The labels for generic products are from an era before store brands actually put effort into making their products look legitimate.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Nuclear paranoia was much more relevant during the Cold War than it is now.
** The 1980s punk scene is a large presence in the film.
** The labels for generic products are from an era before store brands actually put effort into making their products look legitimate.
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* AngstWhatAngst: After Otto loses his GF to his BF he's angstless when he runs into them at a punk club.

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* AngstWhatAngst: After Otto loses his GF girlfriend to his BF best friend, he's angstless when he runs into them at a punk club.
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* UnintentionalPeriodPiece:
** Nuclear paranoia was much more relevant during the Cold War than it is now.
** The 1980s punk scene is a large presence in the film.
** The labels for generic products are from an era before store brands actually put effort into making their products look legitimate.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: {{Averted}} with [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]], played straight when Otto vomits over the side of the bridge. At the start of the shot, Creator/EmilioEstevez ''clearly'' has something in his mouth.

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* SpecialEffectFailure: {{Averted}} with [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]], played straight when At the start of the scene where Otto vomits over the side of the bridge. At the start of the shot, bridge, Creator/EmilioEstevez ''clearly'' has something in his mouth.mouth.
* SugarWiki/VisualEffectsOfAwesome: On the other hand, [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]] is perfectly realized.
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* SpecialEffectsFailure: {{Averted}} with [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]], played straight when Otto vomits over the side of the bridge. At the start of the shot, Creator/EmilioEstevez ''clearly'' has something in his mouth.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: SpecialEffectFailure: {{Averted}} with [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]], played straight when Otto vomits over the side of the bridge. At the start of the shot, Creator/EmilioEstevez ''clearly'' has something in his mouth.
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* AngstWhatAngst : After Otto loses his GF to his BF he's angstless when he runs into them at a punk club.

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* AngstWhatAngst : AngstWhatAngst: After Otto loses his GF to his BF he's angstless when he runs into them at a punk club.



* SpecialEffectsFailure: {{Averted}} with [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]], played straight when Otto vomits over the side of the bridge. At the start of the shot, Emilio Estevez ''clearly'' has something in his mouth.

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* SpecialEffectsFailure: {{Averted}} with [[spoiler:the car's sickly green glow]], played straight when Otto vomits over the side of the bridge. At the start of the shot, Emilio Estevez Creator/EmilioEstevez ''clearly'' has something in his mouth.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Essentially ''L.A. Punk: The Soundtrack/Greatest Hits'' album you need to own. Now.

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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: Essentially ''L.A. Punk: The Soundtrack/Greatest Hits'' album you need to own. Now.
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* HilariousInHndsight: A punk at a party wears a Music/SidVicious t-shirt. Alex Cox's next film was ''Film/SidAndNancy''.

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* HilariousInHndsight: HilariousInHindsight: A punk at a party wears a Music/SidVicious t-shirt. Alex Cox's next film was ''Film/SidAndNancy''.
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* HilariousInHndsight: A punk at a party wears a Music/SidVicious t-shirt. Alex Cox's next film was ''Film/SidAndNancy''.
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* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: Essentially ''L.A. Punk: The Soundtrack/Greatest Hits'' album you need to own. Now.
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* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Quite a few:
** Otto finding out that his parents donated all his money to Dioretix.
** "I can't believe I used to ''like'' these guys!"
** Otto confronting one of his old punk friends as he attempts to FreudianExcuse that society led him to a life of crime: "That's bullshit. You're a white suburban punk just like me."
** Otto and Leila discussing their relationship:
*** Otto: "Eh, fuck that."
*** Leila: "You shithead! I'm ''glad'' I tortured you!"

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