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Urgh! A Music War

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  • Movie
  • 1981
  • R
  • 2h 1m

Directed by Derek Burbidge

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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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Cast and crew

  • Sting

    StingSelf

  • Stewart Copeland

    Stewart CopelandSelf

  • Andy Summers

    Andy SummersSelf

  • Danny Elfman

    Danny ElfmanSelf

  • Jello Biafra

    Jello BiafraSelf

  • Toyah Willcox

    Toyah WillcoxSelf

  • Stan Ridgway

    Stan RidgwaySelf

  • John Cooper Clarke

    John Cooper ClarkeSelf

  • Jools Holland

    Jools HollandSelf

  • Klaus Nomi

    Klaus NomiSelf

  • Belinda Carlisle

    Belinda CarlisleSelf

  • Joan Jett

    Joan JettSelf

  • Poison Ivy

    Poison IvySelf

  • Lux InteriorSelf

  • Gary Numan

    Gary NumanSelf

  • Nigel Bennett

    Nigel BennettSelf

  • Mark Mothersbaugh

    Mark MothersbaughSelf

  • Robert Mothersbaugh

    Robert MothersbaughSelf

Director
Derek Burbidge