I Want My MTV (2019)
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.
Directors:
Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop.
Writers:
Tyler Measom, Patrick Waldrop.
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Pauly Shore as Self (archive footage) |
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Sting as Self |
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Benji Madden as Self |
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Michael Nesmith as Self |
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Norman Lear as Self |
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Billy Idol as Self |
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Dee Snider as Self |
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Michael Ian Black as Self |
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Pat Benatar as Self |
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Candy Kugel as Self |
| Production | Kerri Borsuk | Producer |
| Sound | Patrick Stump | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Tyler Measom | Editor |
| Writing | Tyler Measom | Screenplay |
| Production | Patrick Waldrop | Producer |
| Editing | Torben Bernhard | Editor |
| Production | Tyler Measom | Producer |
| Camera | Tyler Measom | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Patrick Waldrop | Screenplay |
| Sound | Matt Nathanson | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Tyler Measom | Director |
| Directing | Patrick Waldrop | Director |