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Urgh! A Music War

  • 19811981
  • RR
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
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Urgh! A Music War (1981)
DocumentaryMusic
Live performances from dozens of leading early-1980s musical acts - rock, punk, ska, reggae - it's all here.Live performances from dozens of leading early-1980s musical acts - rock, punk, ska, reggae - it's all here.Live performances from dozens of leading early-1980s musical acts - rock, punk, ska, reggae - it's all here.
IMDb RATING
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815
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    • Derek Burbidge
  • Stars
    • Wall of Voodoo
    • Stan Ridgway
    • Marc Moreland
    • Derek Burbidge
  • Stars
    • Wall of Voodoo
    • Stan Ridgway
    • Marc Moreland
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    • 30User reviews
    • 14Critic reviews
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    Wall of Voodoo
    • Themselves
    Stan Ridgway
    Stan Ridgway
    • Self - Wall of Voodoo
    Marc Moreland
    • Self - Wall of Voodoo
    Chas T. Gray
    • Self - Wall of Voodoo
    Bruce Moreland
    • Self - Wall of Voodoo
    Joe Nanini
    • Self - Wall of Voodoo
    Toyah Willcox
    Toyah Willcox
    • Self
    • (as Toyah Wilcox)
    Joel Bogen
    • Self - with Toyah Wilcox
    Pete Bush
    • Self - with Toyah Wilcox
    Charlie Francis
    • Self - with Toyah Wilcox
    Stephen Bray
    Stephen Bray
    • Self - with Toyah Wilcox
    • (as Steve Bray)
    John Cooper Clarke
    • Self
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
    • Themselves
    • (as Orchestral Manoeuvres)
    Paul Humphreys
    • Self - Orchestral Manoeuvres
    Andy McCluskey
    • Self - Orchestral Manoeuvres
    David A. Hughes
    • Self - Orchestral Manoeuvres
    Malcolm Holmes
    • Self - Orchestral Manoeuvres
    Chelsea
    • Themselves
      • Derek Burbidge
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    • Trivia
      According to the book ''Alternative Rock: Third Ear'' (2000) by Dave Thompson, all three Copeland brothers were involved in the making of this film. All the acts featured were represented by Miles A. Copeland III's IRS management company and booked by Ian Copeland's FBI Booking agency, and with three songs, drummer Stewart Copeland's The Police are featured more than any other act in this film.
    • Crazy credits
      The billing of the name of British singer Toyah Willcox in the closing credits is spelled incorrectly as "Toyah Wilcox".
    • Alternate versions
      The 94 minute theatrical version widely released in America by Filmways Pictures omits 10 songs and artists that appear in the 124 minute version released to U.S. home video. The selections missing from most theatrical prints are:
      • John Cooper Clarke - "Health Fanatic"
      • Chelsea - "I'm on Fire"
      • Athletico Spizz 80 - "Where's Captain Kirk?"
      • Magazine - "Model Worker"
      • The Members - "Offshore Banking Business"
      • Invisible Sex - "Valium"
      • Pere Ubu - "Birdies"
      • John Otway - "Cheryl's Going Home"
      • Skafish - "Sign of the Cross"
      • Splodgeness Abounds - "Two Little Boys"
    • Connections
      Featured in The Nomi Song (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Driven to Tears
      Written by Sting

      Performed by The Police

    User reviews30

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    10/10
    way cool groovy
    i remember being so impressed that someone had filmed the bands i was listening to as a kid.... i saw this movie in the theatre once and on cable about 400,000,000,000 times. I used to stay up and watch it on Night Flight (as so many others have mentioned) and it used to run on Showtime, HBO and Cinemax quite a bit back in the day. Awesome performances and a whole *@#$load of music that's all but been forgotten... like the best band and best performance in the movie (which thus far no one has mentioned): Gang of Four totally rocking out in London.

    If you really want to treat yerself, i highly recommend finding a copy of this, but wait to watch it until you can go back-to-back with Decline of Western Civilization. Ah, what a great time to be alive that was :D

    One of my favorite movies; I wish i could see it again (come on Rhino! save us from another pop diva and re-issue this film on DVD!)
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    • Dec 8, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 1982 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • California Theatre, San Diego, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Lorimar Productions
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    • 1 hour 36 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby

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