
The Anarchist Cookbook
2002-07-18 · 101 min · ★ 4.9
A movie about a young honors student-turned-anarchist, Puck, and his group of anarchist friends living peacefully in a Dallas commune until a nihilist, Johnny Black, appears with The Anarchist Cookbook and completely destroys their way of life.
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- Directors
- Jordan Susman
- Production companies
- Unavailable
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- USD 2,500,000
Top Cast
Devon GummersallPuck
Dylan BrunoJohnny Black
Gina PhilipsKarla
Johnny WhitworthSweeney
Katharine TowneJody
John SavageJohnny Red
Sabine SinghGin
Steve Van WormerDouble D
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