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The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

Directed by Penelope Spheeris

Documentary

Most recently watched by Javitron

Overview

The Los Angeles punk music scene circa 1980 is the focus of this film. With Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, and X.

Length 100 minutes

Actors

Eugene Tatu | Alice Bag | Claude Bessy | Dinah Cancer | Exene Cervenka | Lorna Doom | Darby Crash | Don Bolles | Philo Cramer | John Doe | Lee Ving | Greg Ginn | Chuck Dukowski | Ron Reyes | Pat Smear | Greg Hetson | Keith Morris | Nicole Panter | Penelope Spheeris

Viewing History (seen 2 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/26/2011N/ADVDN/A4 stars
05/03/2010N/ADVDN/AN/A
 

Viewing Notes

I’ve actually only seen the follow-up to this. Shameful. But I’ve remedied it. And seeing as how I was into punk rock a good part of my life, up to and including now seeing all these classic bands was a fucking TREAT.

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