The Decline of Western Civilization
"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.
Cast
Eugene Tatu
Self
Alice Bag
Self
Claude Bessy
Self
Dinah Cancer
Self
Exene Cervenka
Self
Lorna Doom
Self
Darby Crash
Self
Don Bolles
Self
Philo Cramer
Self
John Doe
Self
Lee Ving
Self
Greg Ginn
Self
Chuck Dukowski
Self
Ron Reyes
Self
Pat Smear
Self
Greg Hetson
Self
Keith Morris
Self
Nicole Panter
Self
Penelope Spheeris
Self
D.J. Bonebrake
Self
Rick Schmidlin
Self
Spit Stix
Self
Derf Scratch
Self
Mac Neely
Self - Manager - Club 88
Rob Ritter
Self - Alice Bag Band (Guitar)
Terry Graham
Self - Alice Bag Band (Drums)
Kenny DaSilva
Self - Light Bulb Kid
Malissa Hutton
Self - Light Bulb Kid
Roger Rogerson
Self - Circle Jerks (Bass)
Lucky Lehrer
Self - Circle Jerks (Drums)
Dutch Michaels
Self - Bouncer
Milt Wilson
Self - Concert Promoter
Gary Hirstius
Self - Sound Man
Billy Zoom
Self - X (Guitar)
Top Jimmy
Self
Rick Brodey
Self - Catholic Discipline (Bass)
Craig Lee
Self - Catholic Discipline (Drums) / Alice Bag Band (Guitar)
Phranc
Self - Catholic Discipline (Guitar)
Robert 'El Vez' Lopez
Self - Catholic Discipline (Keyboards)
Steve Samiof
Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine
Chris D.
Self - Contributing Writer - Slash Magazine
Philomena Winstanley
Self - Editor - Slash Magazine
Bob Biggs
Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine
Michelle Baer Ghaffari
Self - Darby Crash's Roommate
Robo
Self - Black Flag (Drums)
Brendan Mullen
Self - Owner - Masque
Wayne Mayotte
Self - Owner - Club 88
Crew
Penelope Spheeris
Director
Steve Conant
Director of Photography
Penelope Spheeris
Producer
Charlie Mullins
Editor
Penelope Spheeris
Writer
Jeff Prettyman
Executive Producer
Gordon Brown
Executive Producer
Peter Wiehl
Editor
Peter Wiehl
Lighting Director
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Recordist
Gary C. Bourgeois
Sound Mixer
Nick Neutra
Mixing Engineer
Nick Neutra
Sound Mixer
Kevin Williams
Sound
Kevin Williams
Production Coordinator
Allen Blaisdell
Assistant Camera
Wayne Hauser
Gaffer
Bill Meurer
Additional Photography
Penelope Spheeris
Additional Photography
James R. Tynes
Assistant Camera
David Colburn
Assistant Editor
Mary Nelson
Negative Cutter
Michelle Baer Ghaffari
Post Production Coordinator
Chuck Keefe
Production Assistant
Read Miller
Production Assistant
Alain Saint-Alix
Production Assistant
Mark Vallen
Title Graphics