By the late '80s, the group's lineup had fragmented, and the remaining members had trouble landing hit singles. But their fall from grace was equally fast. Between 19, they rocketed from underground British post-punk sensations to teen idols. The clever videos helped make Duran Duran's rise to popularity remarkably swift. "Hungry Like the Wolf" uncannily recalled Raiders of the Lost Ark, while "Union of the Snake" and "The Wild Boys" brought to mind The Road Warrior. While early videos like "Girls on Film" and "The Chauffeur" sparked controversy in England over their s**ual content, their best-known clips were often based on hit contemporary movies. Each video the group made was distinctive, incorporating a number of cinematic styles to showcase the band as either part of the jet-setting elite ("Rio") or as worldly adventurers ("Hungry Like the Wolf"). While Duran Duran did have sharper pop sensibilities than their new romantic contemporaries like Spandau Ballet and Ultravox, none of their peers exploited MTV and music video like the Birmingham-based quintet. Without music videos, it's likely that the band's pop-funk - described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic - would never have made them international pop stars. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience.
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