TV Party: The Documentary (2005)

  
Format:  TV Party: The Documentary DVD 
 
 
The potent TV cocktail of pop culture, politics, and irreverence launched by Interview magazine columnist Glenn O'Brien is celebrated in this documentary about the 1979-1982 cult telecast. Featuring the team of O'Brien and Blondie's Chris Stein, along with director Amos Poe, Walter Steding's TV Party Orchestra, and a cast of outrageous outsiders including Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Byrne, James Chance, and others, this program chronicles the public access oddity once championed by David Letterman as his favorite show. 91 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo; photo gallery; theatrical trailer.
 
SKU: D89965
$17.99
Regularly $19.99
Category:
TV
Rated:
NR
Color:
Black & White / Color
Format: 
Fullscreen
Closed Captioned:
 No
Cast:  James Chance, David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Cookie Mueller, Fred Schneider, Anya Phillips, Tav Falco, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Glenn O'Brien, Lisa Rosen, Steven Meisel, Victor Bockris, Tina L'Hotsky

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