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The Punk, also known as The Punk And The Princess is a 1994 film directed by Mike Sarne, and based on the young adult novel The Punk by Gideon Sams. It focusses on the romance between a young punk rocker and an upper-class American girl.

Plot Synopsis
The film follows the adventures and misadventures of a young punk named David (Charlie Creed-Miles).

David is thrown out of home following a fight with his father (David Shawyer), who is a member of the police. He moves into an abandoned house and begins squatting there, much to the distress of his overprotective and unstable mother (Jacqueline Skarvellis). David gets a job as a fishmonger's apprentice, with the intention of doing it "badly enough to get fired" so he can get an unemployment benefit.

David accidentally wanders into a theatre in the middle of a performance of Romeo and Juliet and ends up on stage watching Rachel (Vanessa Hadaway) play Juliet. He's entranced, but quickly thrown out by the director of the play.

The action shifts to an after-play get-together at a pub. The various cast members are all discussing sex, and Rachel's boyfriend Stray Cat (Alex Mollo) embarasses Rachel by asking her to tell the group "how she likes it".