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The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 American documentary filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie is about the Los Angeles punk rock scene and was directed by Penelope Spheeris.
The Decline of Western Civilization: Directed by Penelope Spheeris. With Eugene Tatu, Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline. A look into the Los Angeles punk rock scene, that was largely ignored by the rock music press of the time.
Dec 18, 2022 · The Decline of Western Civilization is a 1981 American documentary filmed through 1979 and 1980. The movie is about the Los Angeles punk rock scene and was directed by Penelope Spheeris. In 1981, the LAPD Chief of Police Daryl Gates wrote a letter demanding the film not be shown again in the city.
Aug 24, 1989 · The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years: Directed by Penelope Spheeris. With Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Alice Cooper, Gene Simmons. Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.
May 29, 2015 · Check out the official trailer for The Decline of Western Civilization. You can grab The Decline Of Western Civilization Collection on Blu-ray and DVD at ht...
The Decline of Western Civilization takes a frank, often funny look at the punk culture of the late '70s and early '80s. Read Critics Reviews
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Featuring some of the most influential and innovative musicians and groups of all time – Germs, Black Flag, X, Fear, Circle Jerks, Alice Cooper and Ozzy Osbourne, these riveting, unflinching and hard-core films adeptly captured the spirit of a major cultural phenomenon.
Sep 28, 2021 · Penelope Spheeris sat down to discuss her legendary documentary trilogy The Decline of Western Civilization, which captured life in LA’s punk, metal, and gutter punk scenes.
ABOUT. Often referred to as a Rock ‘n Roll anthropologist, Spheeris currently lives in Los Angeles. As a child Penelope Spheeris lived with her family in different trailer parks throughout southern California. She spent her teenage years in Orange County, graduating from Westminster High School with a daunting ‘most likely to succeed’ label.
Penelope Spheeris' The Decline Of Western Civilization is a riveting, unflinching and hard-core film which adeptly captures the spirit of a major cultural phenomenon. Breaking down barriers of expression and social mores, the Decline punks were against everything: They gave birth to an anti-establishment view of the world that permeates today's ...
