TV Party 19 years old
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.
Credits
TV Party Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| David Bowie He was 58, 69 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Debbie Harry She was 60, now 79 years old | as Herself |
| John Lurie He was 52, now 71 years old | as Himself |
| Amos Poe He was 54, now 74 years old | as Himself |
| Clem Burke He was 49, now 69 years old | as Himself |
| Andy Warhol He was 76, 58 years old when he died | as Himself (archive footage) |
| Cookie Mueller She was 56, 40 years old when she died | as Herself |
| Jean-Michel Basquiat He was 44, 27 years old when he died | as Himself (archive footage) |
| Fab 5 Freddy | as Himself |
| David Byrne He was 53, now 72 years old | as Himself |
| Michael Holman | as Himself |
| Robert Fripp He was 59, now 78 years old | as Himself |
| George Clinton He was 64, now 83 years old | as Himself |
TV Party Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Danny Vinik as Director. | Directing |
| Danny Vinik as Writer. | Writing |
TV Party (19 years)
The TV show that's a party!
- Release day: Wednesday, August 03, 2005
- Runtime: 91 minutes