Urgh! A Music War (1981)
Stand up & dance!
- Released
- Runtime 2h 1m
- Director Derek Burbidge
- Genres Documentary Music
- Rating 7.5/10 (21 votes)
Synopsis
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.
Cast
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Sting
as Self
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Stewart Copeland
as Self
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Andy Summers
as Self
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Danny Elfman
as Self
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Jello Biafra
as Self
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Toyah Willcox
as Self
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Stan Ridgway
as Self
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John Cooper Clarke
as Self
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Jools Holland
as Self
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Klaus Nomi
as Self
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Belinda Carlisle
as Self
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Joan Jett
as Self
- Poison Ivy as Self
- Lux Interior as Self
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Gary Numan
as Self
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Nigel Bennett
as Self
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Mark Mothersbaugh
as Self
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Robert Mothersbaugh
as Self
Crew
- Derek Burbidge Director
- Jim Elderton Editor
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Michael White
Producer
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