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The Decline of Western Civilization

  • Documentary
  • Music

July 1, 1981 (US)

1h 40m

See it in a theater.... where you can't get hurt.

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.

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