The Decline of Western Civilization

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.

Release date

Jul 1, 1981

Rating

7.131 / 10

Runtime

1 hours 40 minutes

Genres

Documentary
Music

Cast

Eugene Tatu
As Self
Alice Bag
As Self
Claude Bessy
As Self
Dinah Cancer
As Self
Exene Cervenka
As Self
Lorna Doom
As Self
Darby Crash
As Self
Don Bolles
As Self
Philo Cramer
No picture available
As Self
John Doe
As Self
Lee Ving
As Self
Greg Ginn
As Self
Chuck Dukowski
As Self
Ron Reyes
As Self
Pat Smear
As Self
Greg Hetson
No picture available
As Self
Keith Morris
As Self
Nicole Panter
As Self
Penelope Spheeris
As Self
D.J. Bonebrake
No picture available
As Self
Rick Schmidlin
No picture available
As Self
Spit Stix
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As Self
Derf Scratch
No picture available
As Self
Mac Neely
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As Self - Manager - Club 88
Rob Ritter
No picture available
As Self - Alice Bag Band (Guitar)
Terry Graham
No picture available
As Self - Alice Bag Band (Drums)
Kenny DaSilva
No picture available
As Self - Light Bulb Kid
Malissa Hutton
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As Self - Light Bulb Kid
Roger Rogerson
No picture available
As Self - Circle Jerks (Bass)
Lucky Lehrer
No picture available
As Self - Circle Jerks (Drums)
Dutch Michaels
No picture available
As Self - Bouncer
Milt Wilson
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As Self - Concert Promoter
Gary Hirstius
No picture available
As Self - Sound Man
Billy Zoom
No picture available
As Self - X (Guitar)
Top Jimmy
No picture available
As Self
Rick Brodey
No picture available
As Self - Catholic Discipline (Bass)
Craig Lee
No picture available
As Self - Catholic Discipline (Drums) / Alice Bag Band (Guitar)
Phranc
No picture available
As Self - Catholic Discipline (Guitar)
Robert 'El Vez' Lopez
No picture available
As Self - Catholic Discipline (Keyboards)
Steve Samiof
No picture available
As Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine
Chris D.
As Self - Contributing Writer - Slash Magazine
Philomena Winstanley
No picture available
As Self - Editor - Slash Magazine
Bob Biggs
No picture available
As Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine
Michelle Baer Ghaffari
No picture available
As Self - Darby Crash's Roommate
Robo
As Self - Black Flag (Drums)
Brendan Mullen
No picture available
As Self - Owner - Masque
Wayne Mayotte
No picture available
As Self - Owner - Club 88

Crew

Penelope Spheeris
Role: Director
Steve Conant
No picture available
Role: Director of Photography
Charlie Mullins
No picture available
Role: Editor
Penelope Spheeris
Role: Writer
Penelope Spheeris
Role: Producer
Jeff Prettyman
No picture available
Role: Executive Producer
Gordon Brown
No picture available
Role: Executive Producer
Peter Wiehl
No picture available
Role: Editor
Peter Wiehl
No picture available
Role: Lighting Director
Gary C. Bourgeois
No picture available
Role: Sound Recordist
Gary C. Bourgeois
No picture available
Role: Sound Mixer
Nick Neutra
No picture available
Role: Mixing Engineer
Nick Neutra
No picture available
Role: Sound Mixer
Kevin Williams
No picture available
Role: Sound
Kevin Williams
No picture available
Role: Production Coordinator
Allen Blaisdell
No picture available
Role: Assistant Camera
Wayne Hauser
No picture available
Role: Gaffer
Bill Meurer
No picture available
Role: Additional Photography
Penelope Spheeris
Role: Additional Photography
James R. Tynes
No picture available
Role: Assistant Camera
David Colburn
No picture available
Role: Assistant Editor
Mary Nelson
No picture available
Role: Negative Cutter
Michelle Baer Ghaffari
No picture available
Role: Post Production Coordinator
Chuck Keefe
No picture available
Role: Production Assistant
Read Miller
No picture available
Role: Production Assistant
Alain Saint-Alix
No picture available
Role: Production Assistant
Mark Vallen
No picture available
Role: Title Graphics

The Decline of Western Civilization Collection

The Decline of Western Civilization
Released Jul 1, 1981
Rated 7.1 / 10
The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Released Jun 17, 1988
Rated 6.8 / 10
The Decline of Western Civilization Part III
Released Nov 13, 1998
Rated 6.8 / 10

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