About TV Party
- Released on August 03, 2005
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.
Full Cast of TV Party
Jean-Michel Basquiat plays Self (archive footage)
David Bowie plays Self
Clem Burke plays Self
Clem Burke is an American musician. He is best known as the drummer for the rock band Blondie.
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David Byrne (born May 14, 1952) is a Scottish-born musician most associated with his role as a founding member and pr...
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Fab 5 Freddy plays Self
Robert Fripp plays Self
Debbie Harry plays Self
An American singer, songwriter, and actress, known as the lead singer of the new wave band Blondie.
See Debbie Harry's other roles →Michael Holman plays Self
John Lurie plays Self
Cookie Mueller plays Self
Amos Poe plays Self
