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HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
2014 - 2015 6.1 (12 votes) 2 Seasons
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Comedy Drama
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Jared Geller

HitRECord on TV with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Are we recording?

Overview

A new take on the variety show where host Joseph Gordon-Levitt directs countless artists from his global online community — hitRECord — to create short films, live performances, music, animation, conversation, and of course, more! Each episode focuses on a different theme as Joe invites and encourages anybody with an internet connection to join him and contribute. Are you RECording?

Key Crew

Director: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Top Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Self - Host

Seasons

Season 1 (2014)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: RE: THE NUMBER ONE
2014-01-18

It's no coincidence that the theme of the very first episode of is RE: THE NUMBER ONE — there's a first time for everything and you never get a second chance at making a first impression. Through a series of short films, animation, music, conversation (and, of course, more) host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and thousands of contributors from around the world bring you stories of first times, unity and solitude.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: RE: FANTASY
2014-01-18

What better way to kick off RE: FANTASY than with a big old fashioned musical number? Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and guest Tony Danza lead a fanciful kick line to celebrate this week's fantastical theme. The episode continues with an exploration into the neuroscience of fantasy and includes an animated musical twist on the familiar fairy tale, "Beauty and the Beast."

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: RE: TRASH
2014-01-25

Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the hitRECord community bring you trashy music, trashy stories and an interview with the "Pope of Trash," filmmaker John Waters.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: RE: SPACE
2014-02-01

Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt introduces RE: SPACE with an animated short film about a boy who can fly above it all, and features a visit to SpaceX, a transportation company that’s trying to send humans to Mars.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: RE: THE OTHER SIDE
2014-02-08

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the hitRECord community show us the other side of arguments, relationships, celebrity and death. It features the macabre song about death called Adieu and a short film about the many sides of a story.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: RE: GAMES
2014-02-15

Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt kicks off the show by leading an epic battle of Capture The Flag. Also included is a cartoon about mind games featuring the voice talents of Scarlett Johansson, a satiric portrayal of American politics reimagined as a video-game, and a game show testing the skills of winners and losers.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 7: RE: MONEY
2014-02-22

A music video about falling in love with money, a cartoon about money’s origin and a short film exposing how greed can affect family dynamics.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 8: RE: PATTERNS
2014-03-01

Patterns are everywhere. Genes and memes. Traditions and rituals. Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt introduces a short film about a family of insomniacs, explores musical patterns with Sean Lennon, and we go back again to the Orpheum Theater - the same stage where the season began.

Runtime: 25 min
Season 2 (2015)

No overview available.

8 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: RE: THE DARK
2015-06-12

Joe co-stars with Mindy Kaling in a comedy short about black magic. A bullied kid crosses over to the dark side in a cartoon music video called “Wolf Blood.” Blind people describe what they see and animators animate it.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 2: RE: THE NUMBER TWO
2015-06-19

Joe and Anne Hathaway play douchey super heroes in a comedy short about their sidekicks. People with older siblings talk about being the second child. Pairs of musicians play a sweet song about couple-hood.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 3: RE: SCHOOL
2015-06-26

Joe sings and dances alongside Todrick Hall in a 50’s-style musical number about high school mob mentality. People talk about the pros and cons of going to college. Marching bands, choirs, and rappers do a song about the first day of school. And more!

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 4: RE: FIRE
2015-07-03

Joe plays drums while his late brother, and co-founder of hitRECord, Burning Dan, spins fire. A little dragon can't breathe fire in a hand sewn cartoon fairytale. And a music video called “Ready Aim Fire” features 2,000 hand-painted frames of animation.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 5: RE: GUNS
2015-07-10

A U.S. Marine explains gun safety. People from all over the world talk about gun laws in their respective countries. Joe voices a cartoon about the origin of riding shotgun. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg write comedy shorts about men surgically installing guns in their dicks, starring David Krumholtz, Larry Miller, and Zac Efron.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 6: RE: YOUR MOM
2015-07-17

An octopus mom makes the ultimate sacrifice in a claymation cartoon. Moms from all over the world talk about what it takes to be a good mother. Joe sings an R&B jam about being attracted not to boobies or booties, but rather to large vocabularies and other mothering skills. Rappers take on the age-old "yo mama" joke.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 7: RE: SECRETS
2015-07-24

Joe co-stars with Ben Schwartz in three comedy shorts inspired by people's anonymously posted personal secrets. People talk about the difference between who they are in private versus who they pretend to be online. A young squirrel keeps her new human boyfriend a secret from her conservative squirrel family.

Runtime: 25 min
Episode 8: RE: THE FUTURE
2015-07-31

A musical cartoon reminds us how we always romanticize the future when the present is actually pretty amazing. Joe asks people how they feel about various future technologies like the self-driving car or neural implants. A final song celebrates the only thing we really know about the future.

Runtime: 25 min

Videos

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