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Status
Released
Release
1976
Runtime
53m
""PUNKS ON THE RISE""
The cream of the New York new wave/punk crop, filmed live at CBGB when the scene was just beginning. Includes performances by Patti Smith, Blondie, Television, the Ramones, Talking Heads, the Heartbreakers, the Shirts, Wayne County, the Marbles, the Dolls, Miamis, Harry Toledo, and the Tuff Darts (w/Robert Gordon).
23 Cast Members
David Byrne
Self
Jayne County
Self
Jay Dee Daugherty
Self
Chris Frantz
Self
Debbie Harry
Self
Richard Hell
Self
Lenny Kaye
Self
Ivan Král
Self (uncredited)
Dee Dee Ramone
Self
Joey Ramone
Self
Johnny Ramone
Self
Tommy Ramone
Self
Patti Smith
Self
Chris Stein
Self
Johnny Thunders
Self (uncredited)
Tom Verlaine
Self
Tina Weymouth
Self
John Cale
Self
Robert Gordon
Self
Hilly Kristal
Self
