The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979 poster

The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979

1996 0h 4m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Music

Synopsis

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Smashing Pumpkins performs in the music video "1979" from the album "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" recorded for Virgin Records. The music video opens with a group of children rolling another child in a large tire. Billy Corgan sings as he is driven in the backseat of a Dodge Charger. Clips of disaffected suburban teenage life play throughout.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Billy Corgan
Man in Backseat of Car
Jimmy Chamberlin
Police Officer #1
James Iha
Convenience Store Clerk
D'arcy Wretzky
Irate Neighbor
Giuseppe Andrews
Teen
Tim Gooch Lougee
Police Officer #2

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jonathan Dayton
Writers: Billy Corgan

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Fun facts 🍿

1 / 5

RUNTIME

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Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 5

ERA

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30 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 5

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 5

CAST

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Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha carry the top of the cast.

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5 / 5

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jonathan Dayton directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 4-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
230 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Billy Corgan and Jimmy Chamberlin and James Iha carry the top of the cast.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Runtime: 4 min · 0h 4m
Status: Released
Original language: EN

Also by

Jonathan Dayton

Key crew

ProducerBart Lipton
MusicBilly Corgan
Music ProducerBilly Corgan
Production AssistantTim Talbott
Music ProducerAlan Moulder
MusicD'arcy Wretzky
MusicJames Iha
MusicJimmy Chamberlin

Release history · US

When it landed

TV1996-01-23

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