Lita Ford - Hit and Run

What this video is

Released in 1984 on Lita Ford's second solo album Dancin' on the Edge (Mercury Records), 'Hit and Run' arrived at a pivotal moment when glam metal was consolidating its grip on MTV and radio. Ford, a former lead guitarist of the all-female Runaways, was one of the very few women occupying the frontline of a genre dominated by male acts. The album reached No. 66 on the US Billboard 200 and earned a Grammy nomination…

Why it matters

As a hard rock performance video anchored in concert realism, 'Hit and Run' exemplifies the mid-1984 MTV performance clip format that prioritized raw stage energy over narrative. Ford's guitar virtuosity—spotlighted in the song's central solo—distinguishes the clip within a glam metal context more…

The director

Marc Reshovsky (November 6, 1957 – November 20, 2009) was a Los Angeles-born cinematographer and director who worked extensively in music videos through Propaganda Films. His work earned the Eastman Kodak Lifetime Achievement Award in Music Video…