The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

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100 min - Documentary | History | Music

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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.

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Cast

Credited cast:
	Alice Bag Band	...	Themselves
	Alice Bag	...	Lead Singer, The Alice Bag Band
	Claude Bessey	...	Catholic Discipline / Vocalist
	Black Flag	...	Themselves
	Don Bolles	...	Drummer, The Germs
	Dinah Cancer	...	Herself
	Exene Cervenka	...	'X' - vocals
	Circle Jerks	...	Themselves
	Philo Cramer	...	Fear Guitar
	Darby Crash	...	Lead Singer, The Germs
	John Doe	...	'X' - vocals, bassist
	Lorna Doom	...	Bassist, The Germs
	Fear	...	Themselves
	Frank Gargani	...	Appears as Himself
	Bill Gazzarri	...	Himself

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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. Written by Rich Swenson <swenson@haas.berkeley.edu>

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