Entertainment Tonight Rock Video Violence (1981– ) Online
- Original Title :
- Rock Video Violence
- Genre :
- TV Episode / News
- Year :
- 1981–
- Cast :
- Mary Hart,Simon Le Bon,Tommy Lynch
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 30min
- Rating :
- 6.5/10
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. 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.
| Episode credited cast: | |||
 | Mary Hart | - | Herself - Host |
 | Simon Le Bon | - | Himself |
 | Tommy Lynch | - | Himself |
 | John Mellencamp | - | Himself |
| Dominic Orlando | - | Himself |
| Thomas Radecki | - | Himself (as Dr. Thomas Radecki) |
 | Gene Simmons | - | Himself |
 | Paul Stanley | - | Himself |
 | Julien Temple | - | Himself |
 | Dixie Whatley | - | Hostess |