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.

该剧讲述了阿迪达斯和彪马的创业故事。1922年，阿迪·达斯勒和鲁迪·达斯勒两兄弟说服了他们的父亲，把家族修鞋工厂进行了改造：从只做毡拖鞋和修鞋到开始尝试做运动鞋。两兄弟各尽所能，使工厂更好地发展起来。1936年的柏林奥运会上，奥运冠军杰西·欧文斯穿着达斯勒兄弟做的鞋四度夺金，令他们离成功又近了一步。然而冲突也逐渐酝酿，鲁迪的妻子和阿迪的妻子也因他们丈夫的矛盾时常发生争执。1939年二战爆发，他们的工厂也遭到了巨大的考验。因为纳粹党的要求，他们开始制造武器。鲁迪和阿迪之间的矛盾越来越深……（小易甫字幕组）

该剧讲述了阿迪达斯和彪马的创业故事。1922年，阿迪·达斯勒和鲁迪·达斯勒两兄弟说服了他们的父亲，把家族修鞋工厂进行了改造：从只做毡拖鞋和修鞋到开始尝试做运动鞋。两兄弟各尽所能，使工厂更好地发展起来。1936年的柏林奥运会上，奥运冠军杰西·欧文斯穿着达斯勒兄弟做的鞋四度夺金，令他们离成功又近了一步。然而冲突也逐渐酝酿，鲁迪的妻子和阿迪的妻子也因他们丈夫的矛盾时常发生争执。1939年二战爆发，他们的工厂也遭到了巨大的考验。因为纳粹党的要求，他们开始制造武器。鲁迪和阿迪之间的矛盾越来越深……（小易甫字幕组）