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Urgh! A Music War

1981 121 min IMDb 7.9 R TMDb IMDb
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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.

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Sting Sting Self
Stewart Copeland Stewart Copeland Self
Andy Summers Andy Summers Self
Danny Elfman Danny Elfman Self
Jello Biafra Jello Biafra Self
Toyah Willcox Toyah Willcox Self
Stan Ridgway Stan Ridgway Self
John Cooper Clarke John Cooper Clarke Self
Jools Holland Jools Holland Self

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