Decade

Dec 9, 1989

1h 36m

★ 7.0

The 1980s as seen by MTV

Overview

Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.

Genres

Documentary

Music

History

Production Companies

MTV

MTV News and Docs

Decade Trailers

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Cast

Self

Eric Bogosian

Self

John Mellencamp

Self

Spike Lee

Self - Host

Linda Ellerbee

Self

David Byrne

Self

Don Henley

Self

George Michael

Self

Lou Reed

Self

Roseanne Barr

Self

Frank Zappa

Self

Steven Tyler

Self

John Malkovich

Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities and renamed The Crescendolls, the group quickly becomes a huge success playing soulless corporate pop. At a concert, Shep manages to free all the musicians except Stella, and the band sets out to rediscover who they really are — and to rescue Stella.

7.7

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9.8

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0.0

50 Cent | The Best Music Videos On DVD

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No overview available.

0.0

John Holmes: The Man, the Myth, the Legend

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A fine documentary that details the sordid life of 1970s pornographic actor John Holmes, from the stories of his fellow actors, his ex-wives, and directors. Clips of his work are shown and insight on what made the man tick are given. Despite all his flaws, you can't help but admire him for what he was.

4.0

Portable Airport

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A young girl, after looking through a fashion magazine, decides to go to Paris. For that, she'll need a portable airport.

6.8

Nico, 1988

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6.3

Jackass: The Movie

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Johnny Knoxville and his band of maniacs perform a variety of stunts and gross-out gags on the big screen for the first time. They wander around Japan in panda outfits, wreak havoc on a once civilized golf course, they even do stunts involving LIVE alligators, and so on.

7.2

Hunger

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The story of Bobby Sands, the IRA member who led the 1981 hunger strike during The Troubles in which Irish Republican prisoners tried to win political status.

8.5

Excalibur

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7.8

Black Flag: TV Party Target Video

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0.0

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5.6

Valley Girl

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8.6

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

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The Immaculate Collection is the first commercially released greatest videos compilation by singer Madonna. Released on November 13, 1990 to accompany the audio CD, it contained hits spanning 1983-1990. The collection won "Best Long Form Video" category at the 1991 MTV Video Music Awards. Includes the following videos: 1. Lucky Star 2. Borderline 3. Like a Virgin 4. Material Girl 5. Papa Don't Preach 6. Open Your Heart 7. La Isla Bonita 8. Like a Prayer 9. Express Yourself 10. Cherish 11. Oh Father 12. Vogue 13. Vogue (1990 MTV Awards Show Performance)

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0.0

KABELMANN

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No overview available.

5.8

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0.0

When Liberty Burns

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7.7

Metallica: The Videos 1989-2004

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0.0

Akademija the Republic

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Akademija Republika shows a group of people gathered around the club from 1981 until 1995 and how it changed and influenced the cultural and night life around them.

1.0

Death Of A Porn Queen

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A young woman from Minnesota moves to Hollywood in search of a dream and gets caught up in a world of X-rated movies and drugs.