Shoplifters of the World (2021) on Netflix
In 1987 Denver, four friends are shaken when the Smiths call it quits. At a local radio station, a gun-toting fan demands the band's music be played all night.
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- IMDb5.5/101,172 votes
- Rotten Tomatoes44%
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Plot summary
The Smiths have broken up, and four friends in Denver in 1987 take the news hard. On the same night, a fan of the band walks into a local radio station with a gun, seizes the airwaves and insists that Smiths records be played until morning. The disgruntled heavy-metal disc jockey on duty has to oblige. The story draws on a real incident from 1988, when an 18-year-old tried to commandeer Denver Top 40 station Y108.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Shoplifters of the World (2021)
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- The plot is loosely based on a real 1988 incident in which an 18-year-old tried to commandeer Denver Top 40 radio station Y108.
