Urgh! A Music War
Stand up & dance!
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.
Directed by Derek Burbidge
Cast
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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
Make it a double feature
3h 16m together
Urgh! A Music War
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