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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

      Self

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      Alice Bag

      Self

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      Claude Bessy

      Self

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      Dinah Cancer

      Self

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      Exene Cervenka

      Self

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      Lorna Doom

      Self

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      Darby Crash

      Self

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      Don Bolles

      Self

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      Philo Cramer

      Self

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      John Doe

      Self

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      Lee Ving

      Self

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      Greg Ginn

      Self

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      Chuck Dukowski

      Self

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      Ron Reyes

      Self

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      Pat Smear

      Self

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      Greg Hetson

      Self

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      Keith Morris

      Self

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      Nicole Panter

      Self

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      Penelope Spheeris

      Self

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      D.J. Bonebrake

      Self

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      Rick Schmidlin

      Self

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      Spit Stix

      Self

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      Derf Scratch

      Self

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      Mac Neely

      Self - Manager - Club 88

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      Rob Ritter

      Self - Alice Bag Band (Guitar)

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      Terry Graham

      Self - Alice Bag Band (Drums)

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      Kenny DaSilva

      Self - Light Bulb Kid

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      Malissa Hutton

      Self - Light Bulb Kid

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      Roger Rogerson

      Self - Circle Jerks (Bass)

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      Lucky Lehrer

      Self - Circle Jerks (Drums)

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      Dutch Michaels

      Self - Bouncer

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      Milt Wilson

      Self - Concert Promoter

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      Gary Hirstius

      Self - Sound Man

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      Billy Zoom

      Self - X (Guitar)

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      Top Jimmy

      Self

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      Rick Brodey

      Self - Catholic Discipline (Bass)

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      Craig Lee

      Self - Catholic Discipline (Drums) / Alice Bag Band (Guitar)

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      Phranc

      Self - Catholic Discipline (Guitar)

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      Robert 'El Vez' Lopez

      Self - Catholic Discipline (Keyboards)

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      Steve Samiof

      Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine

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      Chris D.

      Self - Contributing Writer - Slash Magazine

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      Philomena Winstanley

      Self - Editor - Slash Magazine

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      Bob Biggs

      Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine

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      Michelle Baer Ghaffari

      Self - Darby Crash's Roommate

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      Robo

      Self - Black Flag (Drums)

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      Brendan Mullen

      Self - Owner - Masque

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      Wayne Mayotte

      Self - Owner - Club 88

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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
    • interview
    • punk rock
    • los angeles, california
    • subculture
    • punk band
    • woman director
    • teen rebel
    • live music
    • diy culture
    • underground music
    • independent cinema
    • slam dancing