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.
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Pauly Shore as Self (archive footage)
Sting as Self
Benji Madden as Self
Michael Nesmith as Self
Norman Lear as Self
Billy Idol as Self
Dee Snider as Self
Michael Ian Black as Self
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Tyler Measom · Director, Screenplay
Patrick Waldrop · Director, Screenplay
Matt Nathanson · Composer
Patrick Stump · Composer
Torben Bernhard · Editor
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