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

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0.0

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0.0

Make Me Famous

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2.0

Maybe yes, maybe no.

Mar 31, 2022

A modern love story to the rhythm of rock in Mexico City.

0.0

Women At Large: Breakout

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Women At Large was a video series by Sharlyne Powell for larger sized women. Music by Entertainment Tonight's very own John Tesh and Michael Hanna of the John Tesh Project.

0.0

Life on the V: The Story of V66

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Boston's V66 music video station came and went in the mid-1980s but in the 18 months on the air, it was one of the only over-the-air music video channels ever created. But even popular success didn't mean it was going to last...

6.6

Basquiat

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The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.

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A mitad del camino

Sep 11, 2018

No overview available.

6.9

Velvet Goldmine

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Almost a decade since larger-than-life glam-rock enigma Brian Slade disappeared from public eye, an investigative journalist is on assignment to uncover the truth behind his former idol.

0.0

8-8-88 Church of Satan Mansonite Rally

Aug 8, 1988

On August 8, 1988, the world’s first and largest Satanic rally took place. Ripped from a video featuring Satanist talking about creating a New World Order and killing off the masses. The 8-8-88 ritual was conducted right at the heart of the Satanic Panic. The goal, further exploit and feed upon the energies produced by the fears of the ignorant general public and media. It was shown to a sold-out crowd of degenerates promising them, “A Bitter Message of Hopeless Grief,” “A Nightmare of TERROR!” and “An Evening of Apocalyptic Delight!”

6.7

Il mio nome è Battaglia

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No overview available.

8.0

Slow, une histoire d'amour

Jan 18, 2024

No overview available.

7.8

Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem

May 28, 2003

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.

8.0

The Best of Siouxsie & The Banshees

Nov 12, 2002

Career-spanning retrospective of Siouxsie & The Banshees' video output

8.0

Balavoine, enquête sur un destin tragique

Nov 8, 2022

No overview available.

0.0

A Tear in the Fabric of Life

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After an accident takes the life of their partner, an individual grieves and mourns, exploring the inability to let go. The animated short film of the EP "A Tear in the Fabric of Life" by Knocked Loose.

6.3

Jackass: The Movie

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6.8

The Red Sea Diving Resort

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Sudan, East Africa, 1980. A team of Israeli Mossad agents plans to rescue and transfer thousands of Ethiopian Jews to Israel. To do so, and to avoid raising suspicions from the inquisitive and ruthless authorities, they establish as a cover a fake diving resort by the Red Sea.

4.0

Country's Family Reunion 1: Volume Two

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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.