Filmmaker Paul Rachman recalls the 1980s American punk-rock movement. The retrospective features interviews and performance footage with such bands as Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Jerry's Kids, Gang Green, Poison Idea, Flipper and SS Decontrol.
Release Date: 2006
DVD Release Date: February 20th, 2007
R |1 hr 40 min
Plot SummaryFilmmaker Paul Rachman recalls the 1980s American punk-rock movement. The retrospective features interviews and performance footage with such bands as Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Bad Brains, Jerry's Kids, Gang Green, Poison Idea, Flipper and SS Decontrol.
Director: Paul Rachman
Genres: Documentary
Production Co: EnVision Films
Keywords: 1980s, Friend, Gritty, Los Angeles, Rise, New York City, Fall
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