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3 unusual facts about The Decline of Western Civilization


Circle Jerks

That same year, the group was one of several California punk bands to be immortalized in the Penelope Spheeris documentary The Decline of Western Civilization; live versions of five songs from Group Sex appear on the movie's soundtrack.

Derf Scratch

Scratch was also seen with the band in the movie The Decline of Western Civilization and on an episode of Casey Kasem's syndicated America's Top 10 TV show.

The Decline of Western Civilization

The promotional poster for The Decline (and the record cover of the soundtrack album) featured a close-up frame of Germs singer Darby Crash supine on stage with his eyes closed.


Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales

Uncle Tom's Fairy Tales: The Movie for Homosexuals is a 1968 film directed by then-film student Penelope Spheeris (later the director of The Decline of Western Civilization and its two sequels), starring famed comedian Richard Pryor.


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