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The Decline of Western Civilization

1981

Documentary, History, Music

Directors:
Penelope Spheeris
Writers:
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Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man holding a microphone in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting on a couch wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man with a microphone in his mouth; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man with long brown hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man with a shaved head standing in front of a light bulb; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man with a shaved head is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man in a suit standing in front of a light bulb; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting in a chair holding a bottle; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man in a black jacket is singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man holding a microphone in front of a microphone stand in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A woman's face in black and white; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man drinking a soda in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A woman with blonde hair wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person with a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person with a red jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young boy with a shaved head standing in front of a light bulb; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man standing in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting on a chair holding a can of soda; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man with a mohawk haircut sitting in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person wearing a red shirt; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person with headphones on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man standing on top of a hill in front of a city; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting in a room with a bottle of beer; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man with a shaved head smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A woman smoking a cigarette while wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting on a chair holding a guitar in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man in a brown jacket is in front of a wall with graffiti on it; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man standing in front of a city skyline; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man holding a microphone in front of another man holding a beer; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – Two men standing next to each other in a dark room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man's face in black and white; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man sitting in a chair holding a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man with long brown hair looking up at the sky; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man and a woman face to face in a dark room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person wearing a green shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man in a black dress shirt and black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – Two young men are playing guitar in front of a crowd; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person wearing a black shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person holding a microphone on a microphone stand; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – Two men sitting in front of microphones in a room; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person wearing a leather jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man drinking a beverage from a cup; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man standing in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man with a guitar in a room with graffiti on the walls; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A woman is holding a microphone up to her mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – An older man and woman sitting at a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person singing into a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man with red hair is looking at the camera; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man in a suit and hat playing a guitar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A man in a black suit is holding a microphone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man holding a guitar in his hands; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A person on a stage with a microphone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A crowd of people sitting in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A young man standing in front of a wall covered in graffiti; Medium shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The Decline of Western Civilization” (1981), directed by Penelope Spheeris – A couple of women sitting next to each other on a bench; Close Up shot, Low angle