Sabotage (Beastie Boys music video)
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"Sabotage" is a 1994 Beastie Boys music video styled as a parody of 1970s American cop shows, noted for its frenetic action, comedic tone, and influential visual style.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music video
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short film ⓘ |
| artist | Beastie Boys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedAlbum | Ill Communication NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnSong | Sabotage (Beastie Boys song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraStyle |
crash zooms
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handheld ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Spike Jonze NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat |
home video compilations
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online streaming ⓘ television broadcast ⓘ |
| editingStyle | fast-paced ⓘ |
| featuresBandMembersAs | fictional 1970s-style TV cops ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer |
Adam Horovitz
NERFINISHED
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Adam Yauch NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Diamond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresProp |
1970s-style police cars
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aviator sunglasses ⓘ fake mustaches ⓘ trench coats ⓘ |
| genre |
action
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comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultStatus | true ⓘ |
| hasSetting | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTone |
irreverent
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satirical ⓘ |
| influenced |
1990s and 2000s MTV visual style
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later parody action music videos ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction
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MTV Video Music Award for Best Editing NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Breakthrough Video NERFINISHED ⓘ MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic tone
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frenetic action sequences ⓘ influential visual style ⓘ |
| originalNetworkOrChannel | MTV NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parodies | 1970s American police procedural television series ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Propaganda Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
Rolling Stone lists of greatest music videos
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VH1 lists of greatest music videos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| style | parody of 1970s American cop shows ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 1970s ⓘ |
| title | Sabotage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesAesthetic |
fake opening credits
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grainy film look ⓘ over-the-top stunt sequences ⓘ |
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