I Want My MTV

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I Want My MTV (2019)

Directed by Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop

Documentary, Music · 1h 26m

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.

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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

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

Details

Release date
2019-05-01
Runtime
1h 26m
Genres
Documentary, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
Danish, English
Countries
United States of America