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

No Trailers found.

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.

10.0

Raudy's Story

Jul 16, 2017

No overview available.

5.5

Stripper

Oct 21, 1985

A strippers' convention and a major contest. The movie focuses on a few strippers, each with her own strong motive to win.

7.1

Spirits in the Forest

Nov 21, 2019

A look at Depeche Mode's final moments of their 2017 Global Spirit Tour, featuring intimate stories from select fans.

0.0

RSO | Soundstage

Oct 31, 2017

No overview available.

8.0

Zazie : Rodéo Indien

Nov 22, 2004

No overview available.

0.0

Marlon Brando

Mar 14, 2019

A short "making of" documentary for the stand out hit "Marlon Brando" by the incomparable Alex Cameron

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0.0

Masters of Mayhem

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For decades Italian genre cinema dominated the world and before changing beyond recognition it went to unthinkable places. Giants don't die quietly however and this is the story of an industry's most absurd, extreme, blood-soaked fight for survival. Through dozens of brand new interviews, and never-before-seen archival materials, with the men and women who were there during one of the most unique moments in film history, MASTERS OF MAYHEM tells their stories of scandal, contradictions, drama and outrage.

7.1

Love & Mercy

May 29, 2015

In the late 1960s, the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson stops touring, produces "Pet Sounds" and begins to lose his grip on reality. By the 1980s, under the sway of a controlling therapist, he finds a savior in Melinda Ledbetter.

7.2

Hunger

May 15, 2008

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.

0.0

Елена Воробей - Часики

Dec 1, 2023

No overview available.

7.7

Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992

Apr 21, 2017

An in-depth look at the culture of Los Angeles in the ten years leading up to the 1992 uprising that erupted after the verdict of police officers cleared of beating Rodney King.

10.0

The Beatles - 1967-1970

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Collection of Beatles videos from 1967 to 1970: The Beatles were a British rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era.

7.5

Friendship Through the Ages

Apr 1, 2015

The Rainbooms sing about their everlasting friendship to Sunset Shimmer.

4.0

The Miner's Son

Nov 15, 2024

Set against the backdrop of the miner's strikes in 1984, a rock band strive for success during turbulent times.

6.3

Jackass: The Movie

Oct 25, 2002

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.

6.5

Charlie Wilson's War

Dec 19, 2007

A Texas congressman sets a series of events in motion when he conspires with a CIA operative to aid Afghan mujahideen rebels fighting the Soviets.

6.0

Uma Nova Onda de Liberdade: A História do Madame Satã

Nov 7, 2015

In operation to this day, the mansion known as Madame Satan began its activities in 1983, and in the 1980s was the main hub of avant-garde artists of the city, from which came out disparate and essential names for music, performing arts, visual arts, journalism, photo and video of Sao Paulo, as well as mythical characters of the night of São Paulo who made history with their absurd and impactful performances.

0.0

Melody Electronics

Oct 31, 2024

Melody loves when visitors stop by so she can show off all of her favorite electronics.

5.1

Hollywood Rated 'R'

Jun 19, 1997

A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.