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Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78. Read more

Starring Wayne County, Billy Idol, John Lydon, Siouxie Sioux
Director Don Letts
Genres Music/Musical

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The Punk Rock Movie

Documentary on the London punk-rock scene, circa '78.

Starring Wayne County, Billy Idol, John Lydon, Siouxie Sioux, Sid Vicious
Director Don Letts
Studio FREMANTLE HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Certificate Certificate Ex
Genres Music/Musical
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 30 Jun 2008
  • Critics' reviews (2) of The Punk Rock Movie

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    An 8mm-blown-up-to-35mm record of the London punk scene just as it was exploding globally to irrevocably shake up the moribund music world. Filmed by Don Letts, the road manager for various Brit-punk bands (and who later joined Big Audio Dynamite), this technically haphazard chronicle covers all the bases — tiny hothouse venues, cramped recording studios, road tours, pogo rituals (featuring a young Shane McGowan), razor blade fashions and drug-taking. The Sex Pistols sing God Save the Queen, The Clash White Riot, Wayne County Cream in my Jeans and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Slaughter and the Dogs, X-Ray Spex, The Slits and The Heartbreakers also make appearances. Filmed mostly at London's Roxy Club, this is a simply presented but valuable history lesson which director Julien Temple used clips from in his Pistols documentary The Filth and the Fury.

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  • The directness of the title sums it up sweetly: after nine years this still emerges as the most faithful and wittiest... read more on Time Out

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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2.0 stars

    Messy

    For the most part, the picture quality is extremely poor. As is the audio. The captions detailing which band are playing and which song it is are erratic. The ... more

      • A customer from Manchester
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  • 2 out of 2 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 2.0 stars

    Messy

    For the most part, the picture quality is extremely poor. As is the audio. The captions detailing which band are playing and which song it is are erratic. The ... more

      • A customer from Manchester

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