ThisdocumentarycombinesrecentinterviewsandoldfootagetoprovideacomprehensiveviewofTheClash,oneoftheworld'smostinfluentialrockbands.FootagefromoldclubshowsandstadiumconcertsisintercutwithinterviewswithbandmembersMickJones,PaulSimonon,TopperHeadon,andJoeStrummer.TheClashbeganasrebelliouspunkseagertocombinetheirinfluences:Simononleanedtowardsreggae,andJonesleanedtowardharder-edgedBritishrock,whileStrummerfavoredAmericanR&B.Despitevariousfightsandconflicts,TheClashemergedas"theonlybandthatmattered,"apunkrockbandwhichventuredbeyondpunktocreateauniqueandunforgettablesound.WESTWAYTOTHEWORLDdocumentstheirbeginnings,theirrisetostardom,andtheircollapse.Writtenbyveloc<velo_00@yahoo.com>