Quincy takes a look into the world of punk rock, a music that he believes may have contributed to the death of a teenage boy.Quincy takes a look into the world of punk rock, a music that he believes may have contributed to the death of a teenage boy.Quincy takes a look into the world of punk rock, a music that he believes may have contributed to the death of a teenage boy.
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- Vince Lasker
- (as Nick Georgiade)
- Fly Fester
- (as Richard Dano)
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- GoofsWhen Abby is in her room listening to the Mayhem LP, she looks in a mirror and begins to draw an angled vertical line on her face. When there is a cut to close up, the line has become a curved line resembling the number 3 tipped sideways.
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Adrian Mercer: Abby just quoted from the very music you cited as contributing to a brutal murder. Now, you're not really saying that music can kill, are you?
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.: Yes, I am. I believe that the music I heard is a killer. It's a killer of hope, it's a killer of spirit. The music I heard said that life was cheap, and that murder and suicide was OK.
Dr. Emily Hanover: Music can be a very powerful thing. Nothing galvanises the emotions as quickly.
Adrian Mercer: You wrote the lyrics in question, Fly. You take issue with any of this?
Fly Fester: Hell yes! You know why you people can't stomach our songs? 'Cos they're a mirror, dig? Our music's ugly and violent because that's what's outside my window when I wake up. The world's ugly, the world's violent. All we do is rub your noses in it, you don't like what you see. Well don't lay it on us.
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.: You're right about one thing: there is too much ugliness and violence out there. But if we took your advice we'd never overcome it - all you want us to do is throw up our hands and give up.
Skip: Who got us where we are today? It was your generation. Now you people have your finger on the button, ready to blow the whole joint to bits, and you're telling us to cool it?
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.: You know, not so many years ago there was a generation of young people who were as mad as you are about the world. Only they worked their tails off to change it. Trying to end a war they didn't believe in, trying to correct injustices that they saw. But all you do is gripe. Has it ever occurred to you to do something else with your anger besides venting it?
Skip: You're the ones who loused everything up - and you expect us to pick up the pieces.
Dr. R. Quincy, M.E.: If not you - then who?
- ConnectionsEdited into Cathode Fuck (1986)
The killer was portrayed by Karlene Crockette who was concurrently playing the part of Lucy Ewings' squeaky clean friend who never got invited to the kool kids' party's in Dallas. She proved herself to be a versatile actress running the gamut from prissy nerdette to punk rock killer.
The scene of the mosh pit is alone worth the price of admission with the over acting by the 'musicians' & all the fake punching sound effects. And Flys' admonishment," This is the ugliest, scummiest crowd we ever played for.... AND THAT'S SAYIN' SUMPUN!"
Quincys' self righteous speech about hippies changing the world is hilarious. Everybody knows hippies were too strung out on acid to even change their clothes (hence the term "smell like a hippy") and they all became republicans and voted for Ronald Reagan. Twice.
And the poor schmuck who played the victim didn't even get a billing. Dude, whoever you are, you died for punk rock! That's an accomplishment that few can claim.
This episode aired during season 8 (this crummy show was on for 8 years??) & is available on DVD. My fellow punk rockers, hurry up & pirate a copy of this episode before it's out of print. Anarchy rules!
- tiekbane
- Jan 2, 2023