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Cast

Pauly Shore

Pauly Shore

Self (archive footage)

Sting

Sting

Self

Benji Madden

Benji Madden

Self

Michael Nesmith

Michael Nesmith

Self

Norman Lear

Norman Lear

Self

Billy Idol

Billy Idol

Self

Dee Snider

Dee Snider

Self

Michael Ian Black

Michael Ian Black

Self

Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar

Self

Candy Kugel

Candy Kugel

Self

Crew

Tyler Measom

Tyler Measom

Director

Tyler Measom

Tyler Measom

Screenplay

Patrick Waldrop

Patrick Waldrop

Director

Patrick Waldrop

Patrick Waldrop

Screenplay

Kerri Borsuk

Kerri Borsuk

Producer

Tyler Measom

Tyler Measom

Producer

Patrick Waldrop

Patrick Waldrop

Producer

Matt Nathanson

Matt Nathanson

Original Music Composer

Patrick Stump

Patrick Stump

Original Music Composer

Tyler Measom

Tyler Measom

Director of Photography

Torben Bernhard

Torben Bernhard

Editor

Tyler Measom

Tyler Measom

Editor

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I Want My MTV

20197.5 / 1086 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.