Summaries

An angry, crackling and defiantly disordered underclass of nowheresville punk-rock kids, see their band Surgeon General's Warning (SGW) as their ticket out of small town Texas, as 1990 comes to a close.

Based on a true story, and set in late 1990 against the backdrop of the first gulf war, An American in Texas is the story of lifelong friends as they reach the cusp of adulthood and must decide between the hollow values of corporate careerism; or the narrow way of individualism and freedom.—Anthony Pedone

Lifelong friends and punk band, SGW (Surgeon General's Warning) look to bust out of small town Texas, as 1990 comes to a close. While the 24 hour newscasts market Operation Desert Storm and devotion to country at any cost, the band drops acid, plays gigs and carries out calculated acts of vandalism around town. Faced with the reality of a dead end job at the chemical plant, a life in the oil field or fighting a war that has no meaning to them they see their band as the one ticket out of town. As they plot their escape to Los Angeles, the boys find out what holds them together, could be the one thing that can tear them apart.—Anthony Pedone

Lifelong friends and punk band, SGW (Surgeon General's Warning) look to bust out of small town Texas, as 1990 comes to a close. While the 24 hour newscasts market Operation Desert Storm and devotion to country at any cost, the band drops acid, plays gigs and carries out calculated acts of vandalism around town. Faced with the reality of a dead end job at the chemical plant, a life in the oil field, or fighting a war that has no meaning to them, the boys see their band as the one ticket out of town. As they plot their escape to Los Angeles, the boys find out what holds them together, could be the one thing that can tear them apart.

Details

Keywords
  • 1990s
  • town
  • band
Genres
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • War
  • Music
Release date Oct 12, 2017
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) TV-MA
Countries of origin United States Norway Poland
Official sites Official site
Language English
Filming locations Victoria, Texas, USA
Production companies Robotic Indifference Film Exchange

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Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
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