The Decline of Western Civilization
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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.
- Budget
- $100,000
- Production
- Spheeris Films Inc.
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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
John Doe
Self
Lee Ving
Self
Greg Ginn
Self
Chuck Dukowski
Self
Ron Reyes
Self
Pat Smear
Self
Keith Morris
Self
Nicole Panter
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Self
Chris D.
Self - Contributing Writer - Slash Magazine
Robo
Self - Black Flag (Drums)
Crew
- Director
- Penelope Spheeris
- Writers
- Penelope Spheeris
- Producers
- Penelope Spheeris,Jeff Prettyman,Gordon Brown
- Cinematography
- Steve Conant
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talisencrw
January 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…