FILMS/VIDEOS

Here's an obviously incomplete listing of some punk documentaries, punk-related films, and notable videos from the 1980's. If you want to send me some other suggestions, info, or reviews, go ahead.


ANOTHER STATE OF MIND
Youth Brigade/Social Distortion 1983 US tour documentary

THE BEST OF NEW WAVE THEATRE
An early 80's West Coast cable program hosted by Peter Ivers

THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
Late 70's/early 80's LA punk scene documentary

FARMCORE
A documentary about the The Farm, which held many of San Francisco's largest shows in the mid-'80s.

FLIPSIDE VIDEO FANZINE
Series of videos with footage from the 1980's

FLIPSIDE VIDEO (The Best Of)
Series of live shows from the 1980's

MINOR THREAT LIVE
9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on June 23, 1983

PUNK AND DISORDERLY
Early 80's UK scene documentary

REPO MAN
1984 punxploitation film starring Emilio Estevez (with an appearance by the Circle Jerks)

THE SLOG MOVIE
"We Got Power Films" presents a documentary on the early 80's LA scene

SUBURBIA
Penelope Spheeris' 1984 film about LA punks

TARGET VIDEO: HARDCORE
Each volume includes several early 80's bands

TARGET VIDEO: LIVE AT TARGET
Live in the studio with MDC, Crucifix, Dead Kennedys and Black Flag

UK/DK
Early 80's UK scene documentary

URBAN STRUGGLE
A low-budget documentary of the legendary punk rock club, the Cuckoo's Nest, filmed in 1981

WHY BE SOMETHING YOU'RE NOT
1982 public access show from Detroit

X - THE UNHEARD MUSIC
Documentary about the Los Angeles band X




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