Urgh! A Music War (1981)

ALL 11/07/1981 (en) Music, Documentary 121 Min
  • Release
    11/07/1981
  • Production
    Lorimar Productions
  • Rotten tomato
    72%
  • Original title
    Urgh! A Music War
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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Overview

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.

  1. Derek Burbidge

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jim Elderton

    Editor

  4. Michael White

    Producer



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Casts

  1. Sting

    Himself

  2. Stewart Copeland

    Himself

  3. Andy Summers

    Himself

  4. Wall of Voodoo

    Themselves

  5. Chelsea

    Themselves

  6. Oingo Boingo

    Themselves

  7. Devo

    Themselves

  8. Dead Kennedys

    Themselves

  9. Danny Elfman

    Himself

  10. Jello Biafra

    Himself

  11. Toyah Willcox

    Herself

  12. Stan Ridgway

    Himself

  13. John Cooper Clarke

    Himself

  14. Pere Ubu

    Themselves

  15. Jools Holland

    Himself

  16. Klaus Nomi

    Himself

  17. Belinda Carlisle

    Herself

  18. Joan Jett

    Herself

  19. Poison Ivy

    Herself

  20. Lux Interior

    Himself

  21. Gary Numan

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 21 , Crews : 4

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Urgh! A Music War (1981) 121 Min

ALL 11/07/1981 (en)
Music, Documentary
  • Release 11/07/1981
  • Production
    Lorimar Productions
  • Original title Urgh! A Music War
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

Stand up & dance!

Overview

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.

  1. Derek Burbidge

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Jim Elderton

    Editor

  4. Michael White

    Producer