TV Party (2005)
The TV show that's a party!
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.
Cast
- Jean-Michel Basquiat - Self (archive footage)
- David Bowie - Self
- Clem Burke - Self
- David Byrne - Self
- George Clinton - Self
- Fab 5 Freddy - Self
- Robert Fripp - Self
- Debbie Harry - Self
- Michael Holman - Self
- John Lurie - Self
Screenplay
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is TV Party about?
- 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.
- Who directed TV Party?
- TV Party was directed by Danny Vinik.
- Who stars in TV Party?
- TV Party stars Jean-Michel Basquiat, David Bowie, Clem Burke, David Byrne, George Clinton, Fab 5 Freddy.
- How long is TV Party?
- TV Party has a runtime of 1h 31m (91 minutes).
- What genre is TV Party?
- TV Party is a Documentary, Music film.