"An unauthorised documentary film packed with exclusive interviews"16 September 2003Factual, Music60 mins
Offering revved-up pop-punk songs and a cheerfully snotty attitude, blink-182 became one of the breakthrough acts of 1999, following Green Day and The Offspring into the pantheon of punk bands who'd learned how to connect with the mass audience. blink-182: Punk Poets is an unauthorised documentary on the band that looks back at their history and their slow rise to mainstream stardom.
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