Entertainment Tonight Rock Video Violence
TV Episode | News, Talk-Show

Entertainment Tonight

Rock Video Violence

TV Episode | News, Talk-Show

The episode explores the impact of MTV rock video violence on the youth of the early 1980s. Excerpts from the music videos of Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, KISS, Kansas, Billy Idol, Def Lepard, Pat Benatar and the Rolling Stones are shown....See moreThe episode explores the impact of MTV rock video violence on the youth of the early 1980s. Excerpts from the music videos of Michael Jackson, Duran Duran, KISS, Kansas, Billy Idol, Def Lepard, Pat Benatar and the Rolling Stones are shown. Dr. Thomas Radecki of the National Coalition on TV Violence is interviewed accusing the fledgling rock video business of excessive violence. Night Tracks producer Tom Lynch weighs in on the effects of the video violence controversy. Recording artists John Cougar Mellancamp, Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley of KISS, along with directors Dominic Orlando and Julien Temple, provide a defense of their work. The episode's conclusion is that the controversy will continue to grow. Written by Anonymous See less

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10 cast members

Name	Known for
Mary Hart Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001)
Simon Le Bon Self Self See fewer	The Saint (1997)
Tommy Lynch Self Self See fewer	The Secret World of Alex Mack (1994)
John Mellencamp Self Self See fewer	The Perfect Storm (2000)
Dominic Orlando Self Self See fewer	Knights of the City (1986)
Thomas Radecki Self (as Dr. Thomas Radecki) Self (as Dr. Thomas Radecki) See fewer	Sex Violence & Values: Changing Images (1986)
Gene Simmons Self Self See fewer	Extract (2009)
Paul Stanley Self Self See fewer	Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Julien Temple Self Self See fewer	Vigo (1998)
Dixie Whatley Hostess Hostess See fewer	The New Hollywood Squares (1986)