I Want My MTV (2019)

  • NR
  • 05/01/2019 (US)
  • Documentary, Music
  • 1h 26m

Overview

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.

Tyler Measom

Director, Screenplay

Patrick Waldrop

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Pauly Shore's headshot

Pauly Shore

Self (archive footage)
Sting's headshot

Sting

Self
Benji Madden's headshot

Benji Madden

Self
Michael Nesmith's headshot

Michael Nesmith

Self
Norman Lear's headshot

Norman Lear

Self
Billy Idol's headshot

Billy Idol

Self
Dee Snider's headshot

Dee Snider

Self
Michael Ian Black's headshot

Michael Ian Black

Self

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