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.

• Tyler MeasomDirector
• Tyler MeasomScreenplay
• Patrick WaldropDirector
• Patrick WaldropScreenplay
• Matt NathansonOriginal Music Composer
• Patrick StumpOriginal Music Composer

• Pauly ShoreSelf (archive footage)
• StingSelf
• Benji MaddenSelf
• Michael NesmithSelf
• Norman LearSelf
• Billy IdolSelf
• Dee SniderSelf
• Michael Ian BlackSelf
• Pat BenatarSelf
• Candy KugelSelf