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About
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.
Theatrical
Jul 1, 1981
Budget
$100K
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Cast
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Alice Bag
Self
E
Exene Cervenka
Self
L
Lorna Doom
Self
D
Darby Crash
Self
D
Don Bolles
Self
P
Philo Cramer
Self
J
John Doe
Self
L
Lee Ving
Self
G
Greg Ginn
Self
C
Chuck Dukowski
Self
P
Pat Smear
Self
G
Greg Hetson
Self
K
Keith Morris
Self
P
Penelope Spheeris
Self
D
D.J. Bonebrake
Self
R
Rick Schmidlin
Self
S
Spit Stix
Self
D
Derf Scratch
Self
T
Terry Graham
Self - Alice Bag Band (Drums)
L
Lucky Lehrer
Self - Circle Jerks (Drums)
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