I Want My MTV
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.
Genre: Documentary, Music
Director: Patrick Waldrop, Tyler Measom
Actors: Benji Madden, Billy Idol, Candy Kugel, Dee Snider, Michael Ian Black, Michael Nesmith, Norman Lear, Pat Benatar, Pauly Shore, Sting