Urgh! A Music War

Urgh! A Music War

1981/11/07 • Released • English

Music
Documentary
7.2
2h 1m

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.

Director : Derek Burbidge

Casts
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

Poison Ivy

Self

Lux Interior

Self

Gary Numan

Gary Numan

Self

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