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Penelope Spheeris ' first installment of the three-part documentary " The Decline of Western Civilization " ( 1981 ) details extensive footage of the early Los Angeles punk scene through interviews and early concert footage from Alice Bag Band, Black Flag, Circle Jerks, Germs, Fear, and Catholic Discipline, among others.

In addition to performance footage, the film features interviews from musicians such as the Germs frontman Darby Crash, who committed suicide shortly before the debut of the film.

Crash is also featured on the cover of the film, a scene taken from their performance which was later recreated for the Rodger Grossman's Germs biopic What We Do Is Secret.

The third installment of " The Decline of Western Civilization III " explores the gutter punk lifestyle in the 1990s.