The Decline of Western Civilization

"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

as Self

Alice Bag

as Self

Claude Bessy

as Self

Dinah Cancer

as Self

Exene Cervenka

as Self

Lorna Doom

as Self

Darby Crash

as Self

Don Bolles

as Self

Philo Cramer

as Self

John Doe

as Self

Lee Ving

as Self

Greg Ginn

as Self

Chuck Dukowski

as Self

Ron Reyes

as Self

Pat Smear

as Self

Greg Hetson

as Self

Keith Morris

as Self

Nicole Panter

as Self

Penelope Spheeris

as Self

D.J. Bonebrake

as Self

Rick Schmidlin

as Self

Spit Stix

as Self

Derf Scratch

as Self

Mac Neely

as Self - Manager - Club 88

Rob Ritter

as Self - Alice Bag Band (Guitar)

Terry Graham

as Self - Alice Bag Band (Drums)

Kenny DaSilva

as Self - Light Bulb Kid

Malissa Hutton

as Self - Light Bulb Kid

Roger Rogerson

as Self - Circle Jerks (Bass)

Lucky Lehrer

as Self - Circle Jerks (Drums)

Dutch Michaels

as Self - Bouncer

Milt Wilson

as Self - Concert Promoter

Gary Hirstius

as Self - Sound Man

Billy Zoom

as Self - X (Guitar)

Top Jimmy

as Self

Rick Brodey

as Self - Catholic Discipline (Bass)

Craig Lee

as Self - Catholic Discipline (Drums) / Alice Bag Band (Guitar)

Phranc

as Self - Catholic Discipline (Guitar)

Robert 'El Vez' Lopez

as Self - Catholic Discipline (Keyboards)

Steve Samiof

as Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine

Chris D.

as Self - Contributing Writer - Slash Magazine

Philomena Winstanley

as Self - Editor - Slash Magazine

Bob Biggs

as Self - Publisher - Slash Magazine

Michelle Baer Ghaffari

as Self - Darby Crash's Roommate

Robo

as Self - Black Flag (Drums)

Brendan Mullen

as Self - Owner - Masque

Wayne Mayotte

as Self - Owner - Club 88

Crew

Penelope Spheeris

Director

Steve Conant

Director of Photography

Charlie Mullins

Editor

Penelope Spheeris

Writer

Penelope Spheeris

Producer

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