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The Decline of Western Civilization Part III

Leaving August 31 • 1h 26m

Directed by Penelope Spheeris • 1998 • United States

With the final installment of her DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION trilogy, Penelope Spheeris focuses on the gutter-punk lifestyle of homeless teenagers in Los Angeles. Turning her attention away from the famous musicians profiled in the first two films of the trilogy and toward their fans on the margins of society, Spheeris plumbs the comedy and the tragedy of characters who live by Johnny Rotten’s “No Future” mantra.

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