“See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt.”
The Decline of Western Civilization
7.2
114 votes·1981
·1h 40m
·MovieDocumentaryMusic
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.
Keywords
nihilismself-destructioninterviewpunk rocklos angeles, californiasubculturepunk bandwoman directorteen rebellive musicdiy cultureunderground music
Cast
Eugene Tatu
Self
Alice Bag
Self
Claude Bessy
Self
Dinah Cancer
Self
Exene Cervenka
Self
Lorna Doom
Self
Darby Crash
Self
Don Bolles
Self
Philo Cramer
Self
John Doe
Self
Lee Ving
Self
Greg Ginn
Self
Chuck Dukowski
Self
Ron Reyes
Self
Pat Smear
Self
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