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.

CAST

Pauly ShoreSelf (archive footage)

StingSelf

Benji MaddenSelf

Michael NesmithSelf

Norman LearSelf

Billy IdolSelf

Dee SniderSelf

Michael Ian BlackSelf

Pat BenatarSelf

Candy KugelSelf