TV Party (2005)
From 1978 to 1982, Glenn O'Brien hosted a New York city public access cable TV show called TV Party. Co-hosted by Chris Stein, from Blondie, and directed by filmmaker Amos Poe, the hour long show took television where it had never gone before: to the edge of civility and "sub-realism" as Glenn would put it. Walter Steding and his TV Party "Orchestra" provided a musical accompaniment to the madness at hand, and many artists and musicians, from The Clash, Nile Rodgers, Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Bryne and Arto Lindsey were regular guests. It was the cocktail party that could be a political party. With 80 hours of disintegrating 3/4 inch videotape as a starting point, we tracked down the trend setting participants still living today and found out what they remember of the period and how the show influenced their lives. This, combined with clips from the orginal show, became the documentary "TV Party.
Director: Danny Vinik
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Jean-Michel Basquiat as Self (archive footage) |
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David Bowie as Self |
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Clem Burke as Self |
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David Byrne as Self |
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George Clinton as Self |
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Fab 5 Freddy as Self |
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Robert Fripp as Self |
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Debbie Harry as Self |
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Michael Holman as Self |
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John Lurie as Self |
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Cookie Mueller as Self |
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Amos Poe as Self |
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Andy Warhol as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Danny Vinik | Director |
| Writing | Danny Vinik | Writer |
