Night Flight
Season 1982
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.
Where to Watch Night Flight • Season 1982
5 Episodes
- Adam Ant Video ProfileE1
Adam Ant Video Profile Travel way back to the Halcyon days of Night Flight with tonight's New Arrival from the vault: a 1982 Video Profile of Adam Ant. This early episode format gives an uncut feel to the interview in which Ant talks about meeting the Queen, what it takes to break in America and taking inspiration from the fashion of the French Revolution. - Harlem Variety ReviewE2
Harlem Variety Review This Night Flight segment from one of our early seasons ('81-83 era) features a 1955 episode of "Showtime at the Apollo," featuring an ensemble of African American performers live from the the landmark Apollo Theater in Harlem. The show is hosted by "Mayor of Harlem" Willie Bryant and features incredible performances from Bill Bailey, Ruth Brown ("Have a Good Time"), Cab Calloway and his Orchestra ("Minnie the Moocher"), Lionel Hampton ("Cobb's Idea"), Leonard Reed, "Big" Joe Turner ("Oke-She-Moka-She-Pop") and Sarah Vaughan ("Perfidio"). - The Video Artist #11 (Video Synthesis)E3
The Video Artist #11 (Video Synthesis) One of Night Flight's most revered segments returns on Night Flight Plus this weekend. This episode of The Video Artist follows Stephen Beck, who creates abstract analog visuals with his direct video synthesizer. Beck was an inventor, video artist and writer who was a pioneer in the video synthesis medium. "My interest is using the video synthesizer as a compositional tool," he says as he walks Night Flight through his process. His hallucinatory and beautifully surreal videos stand up to anything you see today, it's not surprising his work is collected by the MOMA and other major institutions. - Best of Night Flight SpecialE92800
Best of Night Flight SpecialThis almost 2 hour special episode of Night Flight includes a documentary on filming Pink Floyd's The Wall, "They went to the stars" an excursion through 1950s space adventures, videos from The Residents, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Bob Marley and so so much more. Includes the following content: Take Off to Special Effects Tom Tom Club - Genius of Love Rod Stewart - Sweet Little Rock and Roller The Residents - Land of 1000 Dances They Went to The Stars: Science Fiction When TV Was Live! Count Basie and His Orchestra Bob & Doug McKenzie skit The Doors - People Are Strange The Doors - Light My Fire Jimmy Hendrix - The Star Spangled Banner / Purple Haze Neil Young - My My, Hey Hey (Out of the Blue) Bob Marley - No Woman, No Cry The Other Side of the Wall The Residents - Act of Being Polite