TV Party (2005) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2005, TV Party is a musique and documentaire film directed by Danny Vinik, running about 91 minutes. “The TV show that's a party!” — that tagline sets the tone.

What it’s 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’s in it. TV Party stars Jean-Michel Basquiat as Self (archive footage), David Bowie as Himself, Clem Burke as Himself and David Byrne as Himself, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 7.0/10, TV Party has been warmly received by audiences.

Where to watch. In États-Unis you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video, YouTube and FlixFling. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch TV Party page.

If you liked it. Fans of TV Party tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book : Sur les routes du Sud and La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan.