I Want My MTV
I Want My MTV

I Want My MTV

May 1, 201986 min7.5EN
DocumentaryMusic

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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Pauly Shore
Pauly ShoreSelf (archive footage)
Sting
StingSelf
Benji Madden
Benji MaddenSelf
Michael Nesmith
Michael NesmithSelf
Norman Lear
Norman LearSelf
Billy Idol
Billy IdolSelf
Dee Snider
Dee SniderSelf
Michael Ian Black
Michael Ian BlackSelf
Pat Benatar
Pat BenatarSelf
Candy Kugel
Candy KugelSelf