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The Decline of Western Civilization( 1981)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Eugene Tatu

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      Alice Bag

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      Claude Bessy

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      Dinah Cancer

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      Exene Cervenka

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      Lorna Doom

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      Darby Crash

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      Don Bolles

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      Philo Cramer

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      John Doe

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      Lee Ving

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      Greg Ginn

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      Chuck Dukowski

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      Ron Reyes

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      Pat Smear

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      Greg Hetson

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      Keith Morris

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      Nicole Panter

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      Penelope Spheeris

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    A review by talisencrw

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    Written by talisencrw on Fri Jan 15 2016
    Though I both am neither a punk aficionado (I have seen X live in Detroit in 2008) nor an expert on Spheeris' films (I have seen and enjoyed both 'Wayne's World' and 'Little Rascals'), this was very satisfying. The energy and spirit of these rebellious youths really comes across well, and the clever assertion from one of the interviewees that punk is simply another form of folk and protest music, albeit with different instruments and at a faster speed, rings true. Though I'm not privy to the Los Angeles scene (I'm from Windsor, Ontario, for crying out loud), it appears to be quite an accurate d...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    100000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • nihilism
    • self-destruction
    • midnight movie
    • interview
    • punk rock
    • los angeles, california
    • subculture
    • punk band
    • woman director
    • teen rebel
    • live music
    • diy culture
    • underground music
    • independent cinema
    • slam dancing