Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

Unavailable on home video for many years (except perhaps as a grainy, nth-generation VHS bootleg), Penelope Spheeris' seminal document of the young 1979-1980 Los Angeles punk scene includes chaotic live performances by now-legendary groups like Black Flag (with short-lived lead singer Ron "Chavo Pederast" Reyes), X (giving themselves stick-and-poke tattoos) and the Germs (whose unpredictable lead singer Darby Crash would commit suicide before the film's release) interwoven with talking-head interviews with teenage punks and, most entertainingly, older club owners trying very hard to describe a growing form of music they were clearly unprepared for. The footage of Fear's confrontational set would later grab the attention of John Belushi, who snagged the band a 1981 appearance on Saturday Night Live (and resulted in $20,000 in damage to the studio). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche

The third (and seemingly final) installment in Penelope Spheeris' Los Angeles music trilogy, THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION III follows not the punk acts of Los Angeles from 1996-1997 but their homeless teenaged fans. Musician interviews in this DECLINE are fewer but include interesting musings from Keith Morris from the Circle Jerks and Flea (credited as the "ex-bass player of Fear"). DECLINE III lives up to its title as Spheeris explores every facet of the gutter-punk life, from their damaged upbringings (nearly all were abused or neglected as children) to the self-destructive lives they lead on society's fringe (alcoholism, homelessness and run-ins with skinheads, among others). - Tom Fritsche

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years is a documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988.

The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years is a documentary film directed by Penelope Spheeris about the Los Angeles heavy metal scene from 1986 to 1988.

故事发生在1970年代，乔治.克汉是一个生活在英国索尔弗德市的巴基斯坦人，自己经营着一家私人店铺。乔治.克汉的妻子埃拉是个地地道道的英国人，出生在英格兰西北部的兰开夏州。他们一共有七个孩子。乔治一心想让一家人遵从传统的巴基斯坦价值标准和道德观念，但无奈的是七个孩子都有他们自己的想法。对乔治来说，生活更像是一次漫长的妥协。　　顽皮的女儿米娜喜欢跟男孩子们一起踢足球而不喜欢擦脂抹粉打扮自己；嬉皮儿子沙林表面上是在学习工程学，实际上却身在艺术学校；满脑子情色浪漫的塔里克已经成了当地出名的风流浪子；萨吉德还是个乳臭未干的娃娃。纳吉尔为了不成为家庭中另一出包办婚姻悲剧的受害者，索性临阵逃脱，跑到埃克尔斯镇作起了帽子生意，自己养活自己；乔治为了让另两个儿子就范，逼着他们跟体面富有的屠户夏先生的女儿结婚……

故事发生在1970年代，乔治.克汉是一个生活在英国索尔弗德市的巴基斯坦人，自己经营着一家私人店铺。乔治.克汉的妻子埃拉是个地地道道的英国人，出生在英格兰西北部的兰开夏州。他们一共有七个孩子。乔治一心想让一家人遵从传统的巴基斯坦价值标准和道德观念，但无奈的是七个孩子都有他们自己的想法。对乔治来说，生活更像是一次漫长的妥协。　　顽皮的女儿米娜喜欢跟男孩子们一起踢足球而不喜欢擦脂抹粉打扮自己；嬉皮儿子沙林表面上是在学习工程学，实际上却身在艺术学校；满脑子情色浪漫的塔里克已经成了当地出名的风流浪子；萨吉德还是个乳臭未干的娃娃。纳吉尔为了不成为家庭中另一出包办婚姻悲剧的受害者，索性临阵逃脱，跑到埃克尔斯镇作起了帽子生意，自己养活自己；乔治为了让另两个儿子就范，逼着他们跟体面富有的屠户夏先生的女儿结婚……

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