Psychic TV: First Transmission
Genres
Overview
For over 30 years, the so-called First Transmission video from Psychic TV, has been the stuff of, well, “snuff film” legend. First advertised in the back pages of Thee Grey Book , The First Transmission was an ultra weird touchstone of the underground VHS tape trading scene of the 1980s.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
240 min
Release Date
1982-01-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
3
Vote Average
6.8
David Tibet
Genesis P-Orridge
Cosey Fanni Tutti
Peter Christopherson
Jim Jones
Self (archive footage)
Brion Gysin
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4.2
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5.6
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4.9
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