40 YEARS OF FUCKIN’ UP
The Truth Behind The Insanity of The Iconic Punk Band NOFX
Feature Length Documentary from NOFX and Director JAMES BUDDY DAY Is Currently In Post Production
LAS VEGAS, NV - January 16, 2026 – On Friday Fat Mike, the founding member of the iconic punk band NOFX announced a feature length documentary about the band is currently in post production. The announcement was made at The Punk Rock Museum’s NOFX Exhibit on Friday, which also happens to be on Fat Mike’s alleged birthday.
40 Years of Fuckin Up is Spinal Tap, but real. It’s a film about the infamous, fairly un-famous, and beloved punk rock band NOFX. This is the unbelievable story about how a group of untalented drug-addled teenage punks somehow became the most successful independent band in history. And they did it haphazardly all on their own.
Quote from Fat Mike:
“Most people wouldn’t be ok with releasing a film that shows footage of getting whipped in their dungeon, or their drug use for the past 20 years, or dressing up like a rubber cheap whore, or the ambulance ride when they were naked while puking and shitting blood… I’m not like most people”
40 Years Of Fuckin’ Up, is a film by NOFX, Directed by James Buddy Day (The Secrets We Bury, Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, Thirst Trap: The Fame. The Fantasy. The Fallout., Fall River). Featuring Fat Mike, Aaron ‘El Hefe’ Abeyta, Eric Melvin and Erik Sandin [Smelly]. The film is Produced by Fat Mike. Executive Producers include: Fat Mike, Aaron ‘El Hefe’ Abeyta, Erik Sandin, Eric Melvin, Gary Ousdahl, James Buddy Day, Cisco Adler and Jon Nadeau for Pyramid Productions. Nathaniel Harper serves as the Director of Photography. Score by Fat Mike and Matt Nasir.
Quote from James Buddy Day:
“Working with Fat Mike, the band and the entire NOFX crew has been like nothing I've ever experienced.This is the punkest band ever—and their story is exactly as insane as you’d expect: hilarious, painful, reckless, and deeply human. Digging through decades of footage, I saw things I’ll never unsee—but that honesty is what makes this film essential.”
40 Years of Fuckin Up will feature several unreleased songs from NOFX that can only be heard by attending a showing of the film.
Photo Credit: Jesse Fischer
The team plans to crash SXSW this March with several sneak peak screenings in Austin, TX planned alongside the festival they didn’t submit to in time.Tickets for those screenings go live TODAY. Screenings will be held Sunday, March 15th and Monday, March 16th at Brushy Street Commons; With 4pm and 8pm showtimes and surprise guests for Q&A’s.
The doc feature will then go on to play at curated theaters worldwide starting this April. Details for the rollout will be announced soon; tickets will be available starting February 20th.
Exclusive Teaser Trailer Debut
https://vimeo.com/1154900779
PW: NOFX2026
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PR Contact: Tiffical Public Relations
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About Pyramid Productions
Pyramid Productions is an award winning production company that specialises in… blah, blah, blah... Does anyone actually read these? On the off chance you do, Pyramid Productions made The Secrets We Bury (DOC NYC, #1 on HBO Max, Featured in People — yep, us), What Happened, Brittany Murphy? (HBO Max), Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein (Amazon), Thirst Trap: Fame. Fortune. Fallout (Paramount+), and Fall River (MGM+) (which helped get someone out of prison—true story). We’ve won a bunch of awards, including the first CrimeCon Award... ever. Anyway. We tell true stories the long way around—where facts matter, people come first, and the truth usually shows up late.