You Can Color Outside the Lines: The Story of the Big Boys

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Presented by Rice Cinema and the Big Boys. You Can Color Outside the Lines: The Story of the Big Boys. Directed by Joe Salinas. Written and edited by Andrew Leeper (2026, US, 90 min.). Friday, October 30, 7:00 p.m. Joe Salinas and Andrew Leeper in attendance. Q&A after the screening. A limited number of hand-screened posters are available. Nearly a decade in the making, the film tells the story of the Big Boys, the Austin, TX band that fused punk, funk, skateboarding, performance art, humor, and radical self-expression in the early 1980s. Narrated by Damian Abraham, the film features more than 40 interviews with punk, skateboarding, and creative figures, including Ian MacKaye, Steve Albini, Jeff Ament, Tony Alva, Keith Morris, J Mascis, Fred Armisen, Mike Watt, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, David Yow, Glen E. Friedman, and others. Salinas began production in 2016, and Andrew Leeper joined in 2024. The film is free and open to the public. Sarofim Hall is located at the corner of Entrance 8 via University Blvd. and Stockton St. Discounted parking is available in West Lot 4 for a $6 flat rate, with a credit card required.