Documentary which dives headlong into the chaos of the LA punk rock scene, circa 1980, and features Black Flag, X,...
Documentary which dives headlong into the chaos of the LA punk rock scene, circa 1980, and features Black Flag, X, Circle Jerks and Germs.
"In 1979 Penelope Spheeris was directing music videos for million-selling West Coast bands whose very existence was part of the reason why punk rock erupted in the first place. But Spheeris preferred fast and loud music. At night she snuck out to bars and pointed her camera at much more exciting bands. The result was an exhilarating portrait of the LA punk scene at its white-hot pinnacle. Complete with the first footage of real mosh pit action, Decline… combines incendiary live performances with amazingly candid and frequently hilarious interviews to create a priceless record of American musical, social and personal revolutions-in-progress." (Sydney Film Festival)
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- Rating
- MA15+, Strong coarse language and sexual references
- Runtime
- 100
- Genre
- Documentary, Music
- Country of origin
- USA