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    TV Party

    91'

    2005-08-03

    8

    The TV show that's a party!

    Documentary,Music

    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.

    DirectingDanny VinikWritingDanny Vinik

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    Cast

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Jean-Michel Basquiat

    4

    Self

    David Bowie

    1

    Self

    Clem Burke

    1

    Self

    David Byrne

    1

    Self

    George Clinton

    1

    Self

    Fab 5 Freddy

    1

    Self

    Robert Fripp

    2

    Self

    Debbie Harry

    1

    Self

    Michael Holman

    1

    Self

    John Lurie

    1

    Self

    Cookie Mueller

    1

    Self

    Amos Poe

    1

    Self (archive footage)

    Andy Warhol

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          1. Vote Count: 3
          2. Popularity: 1.4788
          3. Status: Released
          4. Original title:TV Party

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