''Punk Vacation'' is a 1990 American

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directed by Stanley Lewis. It stars Roxanne Rogers,

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, Sandra Bogan, Don Martin, and Louis Waldon.

Cast

* Roxanne Rogers as Ramrod *

as Bobby * Sandra Bogan as Lisa * Don Martin as Deputy Sheriff Don * Louis Waldon as Sheriff Virgil * Stephen Fiachi as Deputy Sheriff Reed

Production

''Punk Vacation'' was filmed around 1984 and completed in 1987.

Critical reception

Brian Orndorf of Blu-ray.com wrote that ''Punk Vacation'' "is undeniably amusing, tickling in a manner only ragtag nonsense can", calling it "a clean, mean machine of goofballery with a distinct period perspective, and while a viewing requires heavy lifting in the tolerance department, the reward is a generous serving of schlock that never bores or fails to amaze with its creative limitations." Annie Choi of ''Bleeding Skull!'' wrote that the film "languishes into a mediocre-at-best revenge story with no defining insanity. There are no moments that excite, stun, amuse, or even confuse." She criticized the lack of "wild antics" from the punk characters, as well as the lack of

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in the film, writing: "Clearly, one-time director Stanley Lewis had never seen a punk in his life."

Home media

The film was released on

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in 1990. On July 9, 2013, the film was released on

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and

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. On May 31, 2022 a limited re-release of the film on

was put out by

and Lunchmeat.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, id=punk_vacation, title=Punk Vacation 1990 action films 1990 films American action films Punk films Films shot in California 1990s English-language films 1990s American films English-language action films