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La primera de las películas de la serie 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' se estrenó con gran escándalo y censura policial en 1981 y trataba sobre la escena punk de la costa Oeste estadounidense, en su metraje entrevistas a aficionados y varias bandas significativas y su entorno, incluído el fanzine Slash, en lo que parece por momentos un estudio antropológico de un segmento de la sociedad. Además recogía actuaciones en directo de bandas como Black Flag, Germs, Bags o X. La filmación se convirtió en un elemento icónico de culto más de aquella escena y su banda sonora, editada por la pequeña discográfica del fanzine, se vendió bien. Eso inspiró a realizar una segunda parte, estrenada en 1988, que con el añadido en el título de 'The Metal Years' trataba la escena metalera de moda entonces con declaraciones de las figuras principales y conciertos de algunas bandas menores, quizás Megadeth la más masiva de ellas. Aún habría de surgir una década después una tercera entrega que versaba sobre la vida de los adolescentes punk sin techo. Todas fueron dirigidas por Penelope Spheeris, quien previamente a comenzar la serie había realizado gran cantidad de vídeos musicales con su productora y que también ha dirigido algumos largos narrativos con desigual suerte.
The first of the film series 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' (1981) was originally received with political scandal and police censorship, and tried to be a look on the punk scene of the US West Coast, in his footage interviews with fans and several significant bands and their environment and included a sneak on the people that made Slash punk fanzine, in what seems at some point an anthropological research on that movement. It also showed live performances by the likes of Black Flag, Germs, X or Bags among others. The film became a cult iconic scene element and its soundtrack, published by the small label the people from Slash fanzine created, sold well. That inspired to make a sequel, released in 1988, which with the adding in the title of 'The Metal Years' covered part of the metal scene with statements by main figures and including performances by some minor bands, Megadeth perhaps the most massive of them. Still a third part would emerge a decade later that dealt with the lives of homeless punk teenagers. All were directed by Penelope Spheeris, who prior to the series was responsible of a lot of music videos with her own production company and later also directed long narrative films with unequal luck.
The first of the film series 'The Decline Of Western Civilization' (1981) was originally received with political scandal and police censorship, and tried to be a look on the punk scene of the US West Coast, in his footage interviews with fans and several significant bands and their environment and included a sneak on the people that made Slash punk fanzine, in what seems at some point an anthropological research on that movement. It also showed live performances by the likes of Black Flag, Germs, X or Bags among others. The film became a cult iconic scene element and its soundtrack, published by the small label the people from Slash fanzine created, sold well. That inspired to make a sequel, released in 1988, which with the adding in the title of 'The Metal Years' covered part of the metal scene with statements by main figures and including performances by some minor bands, Megadeth perhaps the most massive of them. Still a third part would emerge a decade later that dealt with the lives of homeless punk teenagers. All were directed by Penelope Spheeris, who prior to the series was responsible of a lot of music videos with her own production company and later also directed long narrative films with unequal luck.
Penelope Spheeris durante el rodaje de la 3ª parte
