Urgh! A Music War

Urgh! A Music War

1981
2h 1m
7.2

7.2/10

19 votes • View on IMDb
Music Documentary

"Stand up & dance!"

Overview

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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Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Lorimar Motion Pictures
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

reggae punk rock ska concert film psychotronic new wave

Quick Facts

Release Date November 7, 1981
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0138902

Cast

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

Klaus Nomi
Klaus Nomi

Self

Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle

Self

Joan Jett
Joan Jett

Self

Key Crew

Derek Burbidge
Director
Michael White
Producer