In 1979 Santa Barbara, California, Dorothea Fields is a determined single mother in her mid-50s who is raising her adolescent son, Jamie, at a moment brimming with cultural change and rebellion. Dorothea enlists the help of two younger women – Abbie, a free-spirited punk artist living as a boarder in the Fields' home and Julie, a savvy and provocative teenage neighbour – to help with Jamie's upbringing.
Don't Worry About the Government — Talking Heads
This Heart of Mine — Fred Astaire
Fairytale In the Supermarket — The Raincoats
Dorothea walks in on Jamie and Julie listening to punk music.
I've Had It — Black Flag
Jamie is with his friends in the car on their way to LA
In a Sentimental Mood — Glenn Miller
Drugs (Live) — Talking Heads
Chant D'Amour — Lars Clutterham
Basin Street Blues — Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five
Gut Feeling / (Slap Your Mammy) — Devo
The Big Country — Talking Heads
William and Dorothea dancing to the record at home
Why Can't I Touch It? — Buzzcocks
End Credits
(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais — The Clash
In a Sentimental Mood — Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
As Time Goes By — Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
Love In a Void — Siouxsie & the Banshees
Lila Engel (Lilac Angel) — Neu!
So Blue Love — Brick Fleagle's Orchestra
Nervous Breakdown — Black Flag
After Hours On Dream Street — Sandy Williams
Santa Barbara, 1979 — Roger Neill
Modern People — Roger Neill
All of My Objects — Roger Neill
Everything On Television — Roger Neill
The Politics of Orgasm — Roger Neill