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Urgh! A Music War

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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Urgh! A Music War Cast

Name Character
Danny Elfman He was 28, now 71 years old as Himself
Joan Jett She was 23, now 66 years old as Herself
Stewart Copeland He was 29, now 72 years old as Himself
Jools Holland He was 24, now 66 years old as Himself
Jello Biafra He was 23, now 66 years old as Himself
Toyah Willcox She was 23, now 66 years old as Herself
John Cooper Clarke He was 30, now 73 years old as Himself
Belinda Carlisle She was 23, now 66 years old as Herself
Andy Summers He was 39, now 81 years old as Himself
Devo as Themselves
UB40 He was 3, now 46 years old as Themselves
The Police was 4, now 47 years old as Himself

Urgh! A Music War Crew

Name Department
Lyndall Hobbs as Associate Producer. She was 30 (now 72) years old Production
Michael White as Producer. He was 19 (36) years old when He died Production
Derek Burbidge as Director. Directing
Jim Elderton as Editor. Editing
Urgh! A Music War poster
Urgh! A Music War (43 years)

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  • Release day: Saturday, November 07, 1981
  • Runtime: 96 minutes