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Urban Struggle: The Battle of the Cuckoo's Nest (1981)

6 | Jun 01, 1981 (US) | Documentary, Music | 00:37
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Locals formed vigilante groups to fight it, Police used legal force to repress it, City officials wanted to ban it entirely. This never before released feature length documentary was filmed in the early 80's and exposes the punk rock scene that was going on at the infamous Cuckoo's Nest club owned by Jerry Roach.

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Pat Brown
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Chuck Dukowski
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Jack Grisham
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Keith Morris
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Jerry Roach
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Mike Roche
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Henry Rollins
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Casey Royer
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Derf Scratch
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80zforever
N/A | Mar 17, 2018
Good overview of the Orange County punk music club Cuckoo's Nest from the early 80s. Worth a watch if you follow the genre or interested in SoCal circ the 80s.