Smithereens is a 1982 film directed by
Susan Seidelman and starring Susan Berman, Brad Rinn, and punk rock icon
Richard Hell. The film follows a
narcissistic young woman from New Jersey who comes to
New York City to join the
punk subculture, only to find that it's gravitated towards Los Angeles; in order to pay her way across country, she engages in a number of parasitic relationships, shifting her allegiances to new "friends" in an ongoing effort to ultimately endear herself to someone who will finance her desired lifestyle.