Urgh! A Music War

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Urgh! A Music War (1981)

Directed by Derek Burbidge

“Stand up & dance!”

Music, Documentary · 2h 01m

Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40, Echo & the Bunnymen and The Police. These were many of the most popular groups on the New Wave scene; in keeping with the spirit of the scene, the film also features several less famous acts, and one completely obscure group, Invisible Sex, in what appears to be their only public performance.

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Cast

Sting Self Stewart Copeland Self Andy Summers Self Danny Elfman Self Jello Biafra Self Toyah Willcox Self Stan Ridgway Self John Cooper Clarke Self Jools Holland Self Klaus Nomi Self Belinda Carlisle Self Joan Jett Self

Crew

Director
Derek Burbidge
Editor
Jim Elderton
Producer
Michael White

Details

Release date
1981-11-07
Runtime
2h 01m
Genres
Music, Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United Kingdom
Production
Lorimar Motion Pictures