Music · 1996 · 4m

The Smashing Pumpkins: 1979

Director

Cast

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

Crew

Billy Corgan — Writer Bart Lipton — Producer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Jonathan Dayton Director Valerie Faris Director Billy Corgan Writer Bart Lipton Producer

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