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Which British new wave band's 1982 video 'Hungry Like the Wolf' was filmed on location in Sri Lanka and cost approximately $1 million to produce?
Answer
Duran Duran
Duran Duran's 'Hungry Like the Wolf' video was shot on location in Sri Lanka in 1982 with a budget of approximately $1 million, an almost unheard-of sum at the time. The cinematic, adventure-film aesthetic of the video helped establish the idea that music videos could be mini-movies with serious production budgets.
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Duran Duran's elaborate 'Hungry Like the Wolf' video cost $1 million in 1982—nearly 50 times what most bands spent—and changed how artists viewed video budgets forever.
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