Director
Penelope Spheeris
Starring
Alice Bag, Exene Cervenka, Claude Bessy, Darby Crash, John Doe, Greg Ginn, Billy Zoom
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Certificate
15
Run Time
100 mins
Release Year
1981
Country of Origin
USA
Language
English
Director of Photography: Steve Conant
Editor: Charlie Mullin
Produced by: Jeff Prettyman, Penelope Spheeris
Screenplay by: Penelope Spheeris
Sound Production: Gary C. Bourgeois, Alan Kutner, Nick Neutra
The Decline of Western Civilization
Featuring performances by artists such as X, Circle Jerks, Black Flag, Fear, Catholic Discipline, Germs and Alice Bag, this unforgettable documentary by director Penelope Spheeris takes a look inside the Los Angeles punk scene of the late 1970s to early 1980s. Perfectly capturing the electric anti-establishment attitude of the movement, the film was the first in a trilogy by Spheeris and was followed by The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years and The Decline of Western Civilization Part III.