Directed by:
Ellen GoldfarbCast:
Deborah Harry, Joan Jett, Billy Idol, Gary Dell'Abate, Thomas Dolby, Midge Ure, Seymour Stein, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, Tom Bailey, Matt PinfieldVOD (1)
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A wonderfully nostalgic look back at WLIR 92.7, the Long Island-based radio station on the cutting edge of music throughout the 1980s. Going rogue, the station defied the record industry and played global imports before their release by literally picking up the singles at the airport,rushing back to the studio and spinning them live. Dare to Be Different features candid interviews and rare archival footage of U2, Blondie, Thompson Twins, Duran Duran, Joan Jett, The Cure, Billy Idol, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, and Depeche Mode, among others. WLIR helped introduce most of these bands to a US audience while creating a community centered around the punk and new wave scene. Now, 30 years after it went off the air, director Ellen Goldfarb tells the story of the unique rise and fall of this independent cultural institution. (Tribeca Film Festival)
(more)Cast
Deborah Harry
USA
Best movies:
New York Beat Movie (1981)
My Life Without Me (2003)
Elegy (2008)
Joan Jett
USA
Best movies:
Repo! The Genetic Opera (2008)
Ordinary World (2016)
Light of Day (1987)
Billy Idol
UK
Best movies:
The Doors (1991)
Heavy Metal 2000 (2000)
Trigger Happy (1996)
Gary Dell'Abate
USA
Best movies:
Sandy Wexler (2017)
Thomas Dolby
UK
Best movies:
Howard... A New Breed of Hero (1986)
Rockula (1990)
Midge Ure
UK
Seymour Stein
USA
Chris Frantz
USA
Best movies:
True Stories (1986)
Tina Weymouth
USA
Best movies:
True Stories (1986)
Tom Bailey
UK
Matt Pinfield
USA
Best movies:
Listen to Your Heart (2010)
Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)