Directed by Derek Burbidge
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb
(DVD, Warner Archive Collection)
A compilation of live performances from Los Angeles, New York, London and France, featuring a couple of popular bands but mostly unheralded artists. The Police are the only band to get more than one song and they bookend the film. The rest are hit or miss, but never boring. There is Gary Numan singing "Down in the Park" while driving around a futuristic car on stage. Oingo Boingo and their horn section led by the manic Danny Elfman before he became a film composer. The energetic Athletico Spizz asks Where's Captain Kirk? Numerous bands have a reggae or ska flavor: Steel Pulse, UB40, Magazine, Au Pairs and others. Then there are the total inexplicable performances by Pere Ubu, Klaus Nomi, The Cramps, Skafish, Surf Punks and John Otway. Essential for fans of the early 80s underground and punk scene.
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