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The Decline of Western Civilization (1981)

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

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Documentary | History | Music

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Box Office

Budget:

$100,000 (estimated)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Spheeris Films Inc. See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

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Black and White  | Color
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Trivia

After the film was screened in Los Angeles, punk music fans got into so many fights and caused so much trouble that then-L.A. Police Chief Daryl Gates wrote the filmmakers a letter asking them not to screen the film again. See more »

Connections

Featured in Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Gluttony"
Performed by Alice Bag Band See more »