Country
United States
Date
May 15, 1981
Note
Seattle International Film Festival
See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Don Bolles | Self |
| Philo Cramer | Self |
| John Doe | Self |
| Lee Ving | Self |
| Greg Ginn | Self |
| Chuck Dukowski | Self |
| Ron Reyes | Self |
| Pat Smear | Self |
| Greg Hetson | Self |
| Keith Morris | Self |
| Nicole Panter | Self |
| Penelope Spheeris | Self |
| D.J. Bonebrake | Self |
| Rick Schmidlin | Self |
| Spit Stix | Self |
| Derf Scratch | Self |
| Mac Neely | Self - Manager - Club 88 |
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| Rob Ritter | Self - Alice Bag Band (Guitar) |
| Terry Graham | Self - Alice Bag Band (Drums) |
| Kenny DaSilva | Self - Light Bulb Kid |
| Malissa Hutton | Self - Light Bulb Kid |
| Roger Rogerson | Self - Circle Jerks (Bass) |
| Lucky Lehrer | Self - Circle Jerks (Drums) |
| Dutch Michaels | Self - Bouncer |
| Milt Wilson | Self - Concert Promoter |
| Gary Hirstius | Self - Sound Man |
| Billy Zoom | Self - X (Guitar) |
| Top Jimmy | Self |
| Rick Brodey | Self - Catholic Discipline (Bass) |
| Craig Lee | Self - Catholic Discipline (Drums) / Alice Bag Band (Guitar) |
| Phranc | Self - Catholic Discipline (Guitar) |
| Robert 'El Vez' Lopez | Self - Catholic Discipline (Keyboards) |
| Steve Samiof | Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine |
| Chris D. | Self - Contributing Writer - Slash Magazine |
| Philomena Winstanley | Self - Editor - Slash Magazine |
| Bob Biggs | Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine |
| Michelle Baer Ghaffari | Self - Darby Crash's Roommate |
| Robo | Self - Black Flag (Drums) |
| Brendan Mullen | Self - Owner - Masque |
| Wayne Mayotte | Self - Owner - Club 88 |
Genres
DocumentaryMusic
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | The Decline of Western Civilization |
| Lingua originale | English (EN) |
| Lingue parlate | English |
| Paesi di produzione | United States of America |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Spheeris Films Inc. |
| Data di uscita | 1 luglio 1981 |
| Exec. Producer | Gordon Brown, Jeff Prettyman |
| Producer | Penelope Spheeris |
| Writer | Penelope Spheeris |
| Editors | Charlie Mullins, Peter Wiehl, David Colburn, Mary Nelson |
| Cinematography | Steve Conant, Allen Blaisdell, Bill Meurer, Penelope Spheeris, James R. Tynes |
| Asst. Directors | Penelope Spheeris |
| Lighting | Peter Wiehl, Wayne Hauser |
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| Camera Operators | Steve Conant, Allen Blaisdell, Bill Meurer, Penelope Spheeris, James R. Tynes |
| Add. Photography | Bill Meurer, Penelope Spheeris, Steve Conant, Allen Blaisdell, James R. Tynes |
| Composer | Gary C. Bourgeois, Nick Neutra, Kevin Williams |
| Sound | Gary C. Bourgeois, Nick Neutra, Kevin Williams |
| Collezione | The Decline of Western Civilization Collection |
| Budget | 100.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Country
United States
Date
Jul 01, 1981
Certification
NR
Note
New York City
Country
Finland
Date
Oct 17, 2025
TV
Country
Finland
Date
Aug 24, 1996
Note
TV1
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