Directed by Bruce Gowers   Written by Arsenio Hall   Keenen Ivory Wayans   Cast Arsenio Hall ... Self - Host 2 Live Crew ... Themselves - Performers Paula Abdul ... Self - Presenter Christina Applegate ... Self - Presenter The B-52's ... Themselves Teresa Barrick ... Self Kim Basinger ... Self - Presenter Bell Biv DeVoe ... Themselves - Performers Eric Bogosian ... Self - Presenter Mike Bordin ... Self (as Faith No More) Roddy Bottum ... Self (as Faith No More) Shannon Bradley-Colleary ... Suicide Blonde for INXS Brother Marquis ... Self - Performer Bobby Brown ... Self - Performer Downtown Julie Brown ... Self Luther Campbell ... Self - Performer Mariah Carey ... Self David Cassidy ... Self - Presenter Cher ... Self - Presenter Ray Cokes ... Self Phil Collins ... Self - Performer Donna DeLory ... Self - Madonna Dancer Susan Dey ... Self - Presenter Digital Underground ... Themselves Robert Downey Jr. ... Self - Presenter Doctor Dré ... Self Fab 5 Freddy ... Self Faith No More ... Themselves - Performers David Faustino ... Self - Presenter Sherilyn Fenn ... Self - Presenter Flavor Flav ... Self - Presenter Fresh Kid Ice ... Self - Performer Daisy Fuentes ... Self Billy Gould ... Self (as Faith No More) Guns N' Roses ... Themselves Khrystyne Haje ... Self Tom Hamilton ... Self - Aerosmith Bassist Niki Haris ... Self - Madonna Dancer (as Niki Harris) Don Henley ... Self - Presenter Susanna Hoffs ... Self Billy Idol ... Self - Presenter INXS ... Themselves - Performers Janet Jackson ... Self - Performer Magic Johnson ... Self - Presenter Joey Kramer ... Self - Performer (as Aerosmith) Lenny Kravitz ... Self Richard Lewis ... Self Little Richard ... Self Living Colour ... Themselves - Presenters Ed Lover ... Self M.C. Hammer ... Self - Performer Madonna ... Self - Performer Jim Martin ... Self (as Faith No More) Metallica ... Themselves Bret Michaels ... Self Kylie Minogue ... Self Mr. Mixx ... Self - Performer Mötley Crüe ... Themselves - Performers New Edition ... Themselves - Performers Sinéad O'Connor ... Self - Performer Ken Ober ... Self Michael Ontkean ... Self - Presenter Ray Parker Jr. ... Self Sarah Jessica Parker ... Self Mike Patton ... Self (as Faith No More) Nia Peeples ... Self Joe Perry ... Self - Performer (as Aerosmith) Wilson Phillips ... Themselves - Presenters Brad Pitt ... Self Queen Latifah ... Self - Presenter Colin Quinn ... Self Martha Quinn ... Self Riki Rachtman ... Self Red Hot Chili Peppers ... Themselves Pauly Shore ... Self Curt Smith ... Self - Presenter Rob Stader ... Guest star skits Kevin Alexander Stea ... Dancer with Madonna (Vogue) Oliver Stone ... Self - Presenter Isiah Thomas ... Self - Presenter Steven Tyler ... Self - Performer (as Aerosmith) Rachel Ward ... Self - Presenter Damon Wayans ... Self Keenen Ivory Wayans ... Self Brad Whitford ... Self - Performer (as Aerosmith) Richard Wilkins ... Self World Party ... Themselves - Performers Uncredited Cast Michele L. Jennings ... Self - M.C. Hammer Dancer Produced by Carol Eng   Joel Gallen   Doug Herzog   Greg Sills

Additional Info Premiere: September 06, 1990 Country: Distributor: MTV Networks Websites: Production Companies Music Television (MTV) Distributors Music Television (MTV)   (original airing) Filming Locations Universal Amphitheater - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA Rating Stats Overall Rating 5.2 / 10 Our Rating -- / 10 Your Friends -- / 10 Male Users -- / 10 Female Users -- / 10 Site Ranking #13,198 / 21,140 Site Ranking #13,192 When Death Calls (2012) #13,193 Fangoria: Blood Drive II (2005) #13,194 Deep Web XXX (2018) #13,195 Fangboner (2015) #13,198 1990 MTV Video Music Awards (1990) #13,199 Black Ghosts (2015) #13,200 Doll Shark (2022) #13,202 Super Life-Form Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (1999) #13,203 It Wants Blood! (2019)