Night FlightSæson 1983
Night Flight is a variety show that originated on the USA Network. An eclectic mix of short films, cartoons, B movies, stand up comedy, documentaries, music videos and more, Night Flight was broadcast, in various incarnations, from 1981 to 1996.
Hvor man kan se Night Flight • Sæson 1983
19 episoder
- Kiss SpecialE1
Kiss SpecialAn unfamiliar voice welcomes us to the proceedings in this Night Flight Original episode: “Tonight, we introduce you to the men behind the masks with an exclusive interview as well as concert films from their Inner Sanctum and Japanese tours.” By now, you must know this voice is NOT regular host Pat Prescott and the band he IS talking about is Kiss. Put it all this together, and you realize this is one of the early uncut lost episodes of Night Flight! Sure, clips from this interview pop up here and there (like in last year's IFC Time Capsule's) but never in the long-form version that appears before us today. This is where the Night Flight saga began, folks. You can almost smell the potential! (And flammable hairspray). - Pink Floyd + The Video Artist (Kit Fitzgerald)E2
Pink Floyd + The Video Artist (Kit Fitzgerald)Tonight, we bring you another episode of "The Video Artist," an original Night Flight segment exploring the work of pioneers in New Media art. This episode highlights the self-proclaimed "TV Artist" Kit Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald creates abstract expressionist video collages featuring impossible landscapes and non-linear time. In an interview with Night Flight, Fitzgerald explains that her work "derives from Duchamp, the idea of artwork being made complete not by the artist solely, but by he or she who encounters it and what they bring to it." Her collaborative music video with Jon Sanborn for King Crimson's "Heartbeat" is the standout. - Take Off to The DoorsE3
Take Off to The Doors The Doors Are Open is a 1968 black-and-white documentary first aired in the United Kingdom on 4 October 1968 and shown regularly on Night Flight. Combing footage of the Doors playing live at London's Roundhouse venue, interviews with the band members and contemporary news snippets of world current affairs. Watch Night Flight's original broadcast tonight! - Take Off to ToyahE4
Take Off to Toyah Tonight’s original episode comes from 1983, i.e. the early days of discovery on NF that often featured uncut performance footage. Here, we see Toyah’s 1981 show at London’s Rainbow Theatre with the irrepressible performer at the top of her game. Listen up for excellent tunes like "War Boys," "Neon Womb" and more. - Grace Jones Video ProfileE5
Grace Jones Video Profile“Theatre’s what I really wanted to do,” Grace Jones tells Night Flight host Al Bandiero in this early interview with the art pop provocateur from 1983. Jones covers her rise to fame, turning down roles in “Blade Runner” and “Flashdance” and LIVE TIGERS in her LIVE show. Incredibly candid, unfiltered Jones. Watch this episode in our growing collection of Video Profiles! - Jim Capaldi Video ProfileE6
Jim Capaldi Video Profile Traffic's Jim Capaldi sat down with Night Flight for a 1983 Video Profile to promote his new solo record, Fierce Heart. He talks about meeting Steve Winwood in a record shop, coming from a musical family, and his love for Little Richard. Capaldi reminisces about the "16-century cottage" years and a jam session with Bonzo: "I stood in the room and it was another world." Indeed. - The Video Artist (Stan Vanderbeek)E7
The Video Artist (Stan Vanderbeek) Video art innovator and collagist Stan Vanderbeek is profiled in this segment of Night Flight's The Video Artist. Vanderbeek studied at Manhattan's Cooper Union in the 50s where he began a career in experimental video that eventually lead him to Bell Labs, where experiments in computer animation and holographics was greatly expanded in the 60s. “Video is a medium of illusion” he tells Night Flight as he describes his creative mission in a candid interview. - Video Gallery: AustraliaE22700
Video Gallery: AustraliaNight Flight goes down under for an early Australian cultural invasion circa 1983. We look at the land of Oz for deep cuts from Olivia Newton John, Brisbane natives the Bee Gee's, INXS, Jo Jo Zep, Mental As Anything and of course, how could we miss General Hospital's Rick Springfield. Bonus: check out the short section on Australian Film! - Lou Reed Video ProfileE31800
Lou Reed Video Profile In 1965, as leader of the NY Band: The Velvet Underground, Lou Reed became Rock's first leather-clad social outcast. At the age of 20, Reed took violence, drugs, sadomasochism, and sang about them in a rock context creating music as painful as it was compelling. He set the stage for the punk revolution. Night Flight tells the story of Reed with music videos, live footage and amazingly candid interviews discussing his love for performance, writing and his unique approach to recording. - Space Cadet - Cult TheaterE62100
Space Cadet - Cult TheaterWhere else on television could you find 1950s cult video segments like 'Space Cadet' followed by a pure Lynchian unknown filmmakers showcase into Kaiju Midnight Movie trailers? Blue Oyster Cult interviews back to back with Depeche Mode videos or Black Sabbath’s iconic Beat Club performance following The Belle Stars? Where on television could you be challenged, excited and inspired all at once? Night Flight of course! - Blue Oyster Cult (Video Profile)E62500
Blue Oyster Cult (Video Profile)Blue Oyster Cult stops by the Night Flight studio in this fantastic early NF special from 1983. Band members Allen Lanier and Joe Bouchard (we know, we know, their names are spelled wrong!) sit down for a lengthy and informative conversation about the band with tracks including the somewhat controversial and oft-banned “Joan Crawford” and “Veteran of the Psychic Wars,” a dark, brooding track featured on the Heavy Metal soundtrack. - Playboy's Hot RocksE71500
Playboy's Hot RocksWhere else on television could you find 1950s cult video segments like 'Space Cadet' followed by a pure Lynchian unknown filmmakers showcase into Kaiju Midnight Movie trailers? Blue Oyster Cult interviews back to back with Depeche Mode videos or Black Sabbath’s iconic Beat Club performance following The Bell Stars? Where on television could you be challenged, excited and inspired all at once? Night Flight of course! - Alan Vega, The Video ArtistE73000
Alan Vega, The Video ArtistThe reassuring voice of Pat Prescott is summoning you through the TV into an alternative dimension of wonder that is... Night Flight. “Def Leppard is still out on tour supporting the Pyromania album, and Night Flight has ALL the latest information.” Tonight's episode contains a lost Alan Vega video for “Video Babe,” a new “Video Artist” segment with analog experimenter Steve Sattler, Space Patrol and more. P.S. Make sure to check out the interactive component of the episode, where viewers could call toll-free numbers to vote on their favorite segments! - Video Gallery 2 + Take Off to PoliticsE90900
Video Gallery 2 + Take Off to PoliticsIn this 1983 Video Gallery, Night Flight Take’s Off to Politics. “Rock Music has always had a strong political connection,” Pat Prescott says. This tour of rock politics takes us through the '60s with Bob Dylan, Hendrix, and The Plastic Ono Band’s “Give Peace A Chance.” After this tour of protest rock Night Flight, takes on Politics in the Nuclear Era with campy twist, fast forwarding to the ‘80s where we find ourselves enjoying the incredible experimental animation of Donald Fagen’s “New Frontier,” Men at Work’s ominous tune “It’s A Mistake,” and a little known promotional clip for the 1982 film WarGames by Crosby, Stills and Nash. - Playback '83E111400
Playback '83"1983 was the year music video and music television revolutionized the way America listened to and looked at Pop Music." Need a refresher course on the world of pop culture in 83? Look no further than Night Flight's 1983 Playback episode, original air date 11/14/83. The episode is a perfect survey of the best music, fashion and films of the year featuring Stevie Nicks, Billy Idol, Prince, Donna Summer. Playback '83 shows you the explosion of music videos, the hottest selling tours of the year, the latest fashions, dance crazes and so much more.