I Want My MTV (2019)

7.5/10 • 86 min • Documentary Music

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.

Cast

Pauly Shore

Self (archive footage)

Sting

Benji Madden

Michael Nesmith

Norman Lear

Billy Idol

Dee Snider

Michael Ian Black

Pat Benatar

Candy Kugel

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