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Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78.Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78.Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78.
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Did you know
- TriviaMost of the bands were filmed at the Roxy club in London, where Don Letts worked as a DJ. Letts filmed the bands very simply with a Super-8 camera, and also filmed on the tour bus and at shows with The Clash and The Slits. Sex Pistols were filmed at Screen on the Green in London on 3 April 1977, Sid Vicious's first show with the band.
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Debbie Juvenile: Oh, some decent fucking music at last!
- Alternate versionsSome retailers offered the Goodtimes Video version of this film which runs ~1h 19min as opposed to the full 1h 26min. This edited version omits footage of a man slicing his own chest repeatedly with a razor blade, and also of Keith Levene and two others in the toilet of The Roxy preparing to shoot speed. (In the unedited version the latter scene appears immediately before Siouxsie & the Banshees' performance of "Bad Shape.")
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Filth and the Fury (2000)
- SoundtracksGod Save the Queen
Written by Paul Cook (uncredited), Steve Jones (uncredited), Glen Matlock (uncredited) and John Lydon (uncredited)
Performed by Sex Pistols
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70's Time capsule material about the British Punk scene.
Don Lett's Punk Rock Movie is just like the music it captures, crude but effective. Lett's (who would later become a member of Big Audio Dynamite) shot this movie on Super8mm. He was friends with many of the punk bands because he was their reggae connection (there was an interesting punk/reggae connection in London during that time). The footage of the Sex Pistols is priceless and worth the price of the tape itself. The Clash and the other major players are featured in this documentary. An interesting watch. I also recommend U.K. Decay as a follow up.
Be on the look out for a young Shane Mac Gowan (The Pogues). He was a huge punk back in the late seventies before he re-invented himself as a hard edged Irish folk musician. He went on to combine the two elements and create a new sound.
Highly recommended!
Be on the look out for a young Shane Mac Gowan (The Pogues). He was a huge punk back in the late seventies before he re-invented himself as a hard edged Irish folk musician. He went on to combine the two elements and create a new sound.
Highly recommended!
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By what name was The Punk Rock Movie from England (1978) officially released in Canada in English?
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