Desolation Center

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Synopsis

Documentary. The story of a group of 1980s punk artists who started organizing and playing desert shows that later inspired Burning Man, Coachella, and Lollapalooza.

Content elements

• Frequent use of the sexual expletive in a non-sexual context; infrequent use of scatological slang, cursing, profanity, vulgar expressions, and sexual slurs
• Infrequent portrayals of corpses in a music video context - some blood, little detail; infrequent depictions of civil unrest and weapons violence - no detail
• Brief breast nudity in a non-sexual context
• Infrequent depictions of alcohol and tobacco use in a recreational context; infrequent references to illegal substance use - no detail

Thematic elements

• Community, creativity, rebellion, and expression
• History of L.A. punk music and culture
• DIY ethos

Classification rationale

Rated 14A for frequent coarse language

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