The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years

1988
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1h 33min

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Dave Mustaine in The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years (1988)

Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueDocumentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.Documentary showcase, what life was like for the music artists living during the Los Angeles Heavy Metal scene in the mid and late 1980s.

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- Penelope Spheeris
Casting principal

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7,2/10

4,5 k

MA NOTE

Réalisation
- Penelope Spheeris
Casting principal

Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro

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The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Megadeth Talk And Perform

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The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Megadeth Talk And Perform

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The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Aspiring Rockstars

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The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Aerosmith's Sobriety

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The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Ozzy Talks Drugs And Alcohol

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The Decline Of Western Civilization II: The Metal Years: Penelope Spheeris Commentary

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Anecdotes
The footage of London was filmed in director Penelope Spheeris' garage, as the members of London did not have homes at the time the movie was filmed. The hot tub Odin was filmed in belonged to Spheeris as well. Likewise, the footage of Aerosmith and of Ozzy Osbourne were filmed in a producer's house. Chris Holmes' pool scene was also shot at the producer's house.

Gaffes
Megadeth drummer Chuck Behler's last name is misspelled as "Beehler" in the end credits. This is not corrected on the DVD/Blu-ray release.

Citations
Alice Cooper: Rock and roll should corrupt kids enough to think. There's nothing wrong with thinking.

Crédits fous
A clip of Bill Gazzarri appears after the credits, with a dance contest winner nowhere to be found.

Connexions
Edited into The Greatest: 100 Most Metal Moments (2004)

Bandes originales
Under My Wheels
Written by Michael Bruce (as Bruce), Dennis Dunaway (as Dunaway) and Robert Ezrin (as Ezrin)
Performed by Alice Cooper / Axl Rose, Slash and Izzy Stradlin
Carlin Music Corp.
Produced by Jim Faraci
Mixed by Eric Thorngren
Alice Cooper appears courtesy of MCA Records
W. Axl Rose, Slash and Izzy appear courtesy of Geffen Records

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9/10

Excellent

Great documentary of the heavy metal scene of the late 1980s. Unlike the first "Decline..." this movie concentrates more on interviews than concert footage. There are just fascinating talks with old time performers (Alice Cooper, Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne) and newcomers (Odin, WASP, Poison). The contrasts and their views on music, drugs and sex are very interesting and illuminating. The movie makes no judgments on the performers or their music...they leave that up to the audience. The whole feeling of the film is actually uplifting and very funny. The bands come across as very upbeat and accessible. The interviews with fans of the music are just as fun. Interesting to see Ozzy Osbourne years before that reality show he did for MTV.

The only depressing footage is an interview with Chris Holmes of WASP. He's drunk out of his mind and makes it quite clear that he hates life, is an alcoholic, had a heavily dysfunctional childhood and will be dead soon. Very scary to watch and sad.

That aside, this is a great, accurate documentary of heavy metal. A must-see.