“A bracing, stimulating and technically superb close-up look at the L.A. punk scene.” – Variety
Their message is brutally clear: Destroy the old and make way for the new. This is the punk’s violent revolution; their lawless world. This is The Decline of Western Civilization, a riveting, unflinching account of the punk rock phenomenon and its alienated, reactionary subculture. Penelope Spheeris’ fierce, bleak portrait documents L.A.’s infamous punk bands as they perform on stage and discuss their lives, music and philosophy off stage.
Through interviews with punk fans, music critics and club owners, it is a crucial, compelling statement of one of the most significant and influential youth movements and musical transformations. It is perhaps a prophetic glimpse of the forces that will inherit our world…. Witness THE DECLINE.
