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Summary:

Breaking down barriers of expression and social mores, the Decline punks were against everything. The film documents their deliberate reaction to the mass commercialism of music.

Table of Contents:

• Black Flag
• Circle Jerks
• Catholic discipline
• Fear
• Alice Bag Band
• Germs
• X.

Contributors:

Spheeris, Penelope , film producer, film director

Mullin, Charlie , film editor

Conant, Steve , cinematographer

Alice Bag Band , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Black Flag (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Catholic Discipline (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Circle Jerks (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Fear (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Germs (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

X (Musical group) , performer, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/prf

Shout! Factory (Firm) , publisher, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/pbl

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

English dialogue; English subtitles.

Subjects:

Rock music — History

Punk rock music — History

Rock musicians — Interviews

Rock music

Punk rock music

Rock musicians

Genres:

Documentary films

Rock films

Nonfiction films

History

Interviews

System Details:

DVD, NTSC, region 1, Dolby digital 5.1, Dolby digital, mono.

Performers:

Cast: Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Catholic Discipline, Circle Jerks, Fear, Germs, X.

Production Credits:

Edited by Charlie Mullin, Peter Wiehl; photographed by Steve Conant.

General Notes:

Title from container.
Full screen (1.33:1).
Filmed December 1979 through May 1980, Los Angeles, California.
Special features: never-before-seen footage, interviews and performance; audio commentary by Penelope Spheeris; additional audio commentary by Dave Grohl.

Audience:

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Physical Characteristics:

plastic; metal; polychrome

Audio Characteristics:

digital; optical; mono; surround; Dolby digital; Dolby digital 5.1

Video Characteristics:

NTSC

Digital Characteristics:

video file; DVD video; region 1

Call Numbers:

DEC 1981 DVD

Other Standard Numbers:

Universal Product Code: 826663157864 (set)
Publisher Number, Shout Factory: SF 15787

OCLC Numbers:

911978561
911978579 [Invalid]