TV Party

TV Party

2005
1h 31m
7.0

7.0/10

2 votes • View on IMDb

"The TV show that's a party!"

Overview

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.

Status: Released

Language: EN

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Production Information

Quick Facts

Release Date August 3, 2005
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0448143
Website Visit Site

Cast

Jean-Michel Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat

Self (archive footage)

David Bowie
David Bowie

Self

Clem Burke
Clem Burke

Self

David Byrne
David Byrne

Self

George Clinton
George Clinton

Self

Fab 5 Freddy
Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Robert Fripp
Robert Fripp

Self

Debbie Harry
Debbie Harry

Self

Michael Holman
Michael Holman

Self

John Lurie
John Lurie

Self

Cookie Mueller
Cookie Mueller

Self

Amos Poe
Amos Poe

Self

Key Crew

Danny Vinik
Director
Danny Vinik
Writer

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