Devo Live 1980 (2005)

August. 30,2005

8.6

| Documentary Music

"This lone video artifact offers indisputable evidence that in 1980 Devo had reached a turning point. We were no longer just art monsters, we were mainstream performers too. " - Gerald V. Casale (from the back of the DVD case) August 17, 1980 Phoenix Theater, Petaluma

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Cast

Mark Mothersbaugh as Himself

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Gerald V. Casale as Himself

[2007] If It Ain't Stiff: The Stiff Records Story [2005] Devo Live 1980 [1990] The Spirit of '76 [1981] Devo: The Men Who Make the Music

Bob Casale as Himself

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Reviews

Pluskylang

2005/08/30

Great Film overall

Doomtomylo

2005/08/31

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Matylda Swan

2005/09/01

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

Payno

2005/09/02

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.