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Decade (1989)

The 1980s as seen by MTV

Genre : Documentary, Music, History

Runtime : 1H 36M

Director : Ted Haimes, Martha Spanninger

Synopsis

Interviews with personalities including John Mellencamp, Spike Lee, Lou Reed, Roseanne Barr, David Byrne, George Michael and more, as they reflect on the 1980s.

Actors

Eric Bogosian
Eric Bogosian
Himself
John Mellencamp
John Mellencamp
Himself
Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Himself
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee
Herself
David Byrne
David Byrne
Himself
Don Henley
Don Henley
Himself
George Michael
George Michael
Himself
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Himself
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr
Herself
Frank Zappa
Frank Zappa
Himself
Steven Tyler
Steven Tyler
Himself
John Malkovich
John Malkovich
Himself
William Gibson
William Gibson
Himself
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Himself
Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Herself
Penelope Spheeris
Penelope Spheeris
Herself
Keith Haring
Keith Haring
Himself
Sandra Bernhard
Sandra Bernhard
Herself

Crews

Ted Haimes
Ted Haimes
Director
Martha Spanninger
Martha Spanninger
Director
Ted Haimes
Ted Haimes
Producer
Linda Corradina
Linda Corradina
Executive Producer
Martha Spanninger
Martha Spanninger
Producer
David Berrent
David Berrent
Producer
Jon Vesey
Jon Vesey
Editor
Gary Auerbach
Gary Auerbach
Development Producer
Sandra Guthrie
Sandra Guthrie
Development Producer
John Watkin
John Watkin
Creative Consultant
Julie P. Lewis
Julie P. Lewis
Researcher
Nico Jones
Nico Jones
Production Coordinator
Chris Harvey
Chris Harvey
Art Direction
Tom Hajdu
Tom Hajdu
Sound Designer
Angie Li
Angie Li
Title Designer
Andy Milburn
Andy Milburn
Sound Designer
Ted Haimes
Ted Haimes
Director of Photography
Mary Serradas
Mary Serradas
Post Production Coordinator

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