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I Want My MTV

I Want My MTV

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 1, 2019

Runtime

1h 26m

Genres

Documentary, Music

User Score

75%

Original Title

I Want My MTV

Director

Tyler Measom

Description

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.