I Want My MTV

1h 26m
DocumentaryMusic
7.5

The film is about the formation of a music channel that has shaped modern pop culture. On August 1, 1981, the life of a whole generation of Americans changed forever - on this day MTV began its broadcasting day, making VJ a new teen hero and creating a canon of music video as a vivid artistic statement.

Cast

Pauly Shore
Self (archive footage)
Sting
Self
Benji Madden
Self
Michael Nesmith
Self
Norman Lear
Self
Billy Idol
Self
Dee Snider
Self
Michael Ian Black
Self
Pat Benatar
Self
Candy Kugel
Self

Crew

Tyler Measom
Director, Screenplay, Editor, Director of Photography, Producer
Patrick Waldrop
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Torben Bernhard
Editor
Kerri Borsuk
Producer
Matt Nathanson
Original Music Composer
Patrick Stump
Original Music Composer

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