Urgh! A Music War
Stand up & dance!
1981 | 121m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Derek Burbidge |
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| Writer: | |
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| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Nov 07, 1981 |
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| Director: | Derek Burbidge |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Music, Documentary |
| Keywords | reggae, punk rock, ska, concert film, psychotronic, new wave |
| Production Companies | Lorimar Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 21, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sting | Self |
| Stewart Copeland | Self |
| Andy Summers | Self |
| Danny Elfman | Self |
| Jello Biafra | Self |
| Toyah Willcox | Self |
| Stan Ridgway | Self |
| John Cooper Clarke | Self |
| Jools Holland | Self |
| Klaus Nomi | Self |
| Belinda Carlisle | Self |
| Joan Jett | Self |
| Poison Ivy | Self |
| Lux Interior | Self |
| Gary Numan | Self |
| Name | Job |
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| Derek Burbidge | Director |
| Jim Elderton | Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Lyndall Hobbs | Associate Producer |
| Michael White | Producer |
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