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.
Tyler Measom
Director
Patrick Waldrop
Director
Pauly Shore
Self (archive footage)
Sting
Self
Benji Madden
Self
Michael Nesmith
Self
Norman Lear
Self
Billy Idol
Self
Dee Snider
Self
Michael Ian Black
Self
Pat Benatar
Self
Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me84%
Bad 2572%
Michael Jackson: The Life of an Icon81%
Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition86%
Thriller 4087%
Justin Bieber's Believe69%
The Velvet Underground67%
Supersonic73%
Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese70%
Katy Perry: Part of Me71%
That's Entertainment! III70%
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years75%
Crossfire Hurricane70%
WHAM!73%
The Last Waltz76%
One Direction: This Is Us82%
Miss Americana78%
The Up in Smoke Tour76%
Western Stars70%
Stans71%
