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Urgh! A Music War

Urgh! A Music War

NOV 7, 1981 · 121 MIN · DIR. DEREK BURBIDGE

MusicDocumentary

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.

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

Crew

Editor

Jim Elderton

Producer

Michael White