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Tapeheads Details

1989

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Starring	'Weird Al' Yankovic, Tim Robbins, John Cusack, Sam Moore
Director	Bill Fishman
Genres	Comedy

Tapeheads

John Cusack and Tim Robbins star in this comedy as Ivan and Josh, a pair of dim witted security guards who love music videos and lose their jobs after throwing a party while they're supposed to be working. Having no immediate job prospects, the two decide to form their own music video production company, dubbing themselves the "Video Aces." These aces soon learn that it's hard to get work in LA and end up working on spec for Mo Fuzz who instructs them to fill their videos with lots of T?. It's not long before Ivan and Josh have become hot property in the business and try to use their newfound status to resurrect the career of their favorite R? duo, the Swanky Modes. However, their plans hit a snag when they receive a potentially damaging videotape of a prominent politician indulging in his bizarre fetish and the two try to cash in on their find.

Starring	'Weird Al' Yankovic, Tim Robbins, John Cusack, Sam Moore, Junior Walker, Lyle Alzado, Bobcat Goldthwait, Sy Richardson, Connie Stevens, Martha Quinn, Fishbone, Ted Nugent, Jello Biafra, Don Cornelius, King Cotton, Zander Schloss
Director	Bill Fishman
Studio	ANCHOR BAY
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 28 mins
Certificate
Genres	Comedy
Language	DVD: English
Released	Production year: 1989 To Rent: DVD: 23 Sep 2002

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- "...TAPEHEADS is so loaded with inside jokes about the music business that it will no doubt generate a small cult following..."
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- - Variety
  - 11 Mar 2005 at 12:59
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- - 9
  - 1
  SO Disappointed!
  
  John Cusack and Tim Robbins each put enthusiastic effort into this 1988 NBC production, but its fractured plot, unlikely set-pieces, terribly mimed music ... read more »
  
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  - Surbiton
  - 22 Feb 2004 at 19:48
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  Its not THAT bad...
  
  I watched this because I am a die hard Tim Robbins fan. I was a bit apprehensive because of the other reviews, however I've watched it and it's not ... read more »
  
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- - JokinglySerious
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  - Marlborough
  - 25 Mar 2010 at 23:51
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  Not THAT Bad...
  
  In spite of the heavy criticism this movie receives from fellow LOVEFiLM subscribers I rented it anyway and am glad I did.
  
  While I can't disagree... read more »
  
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- - Stace007
  - London
  - 20 Nov 2006 at 13:51
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  too 80's
  
  i usually like eighties movies but this one was a little too eighties for me, and by that i mean poor production values, bad acting and for some reason little ... read more »
  
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- - ericloveshouse
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  - 23 Nov 2005 at 13:46
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  John Cusack and Tim Robbins star in this comedy as Ivan and Josh, a pair of dim witted security guards who love music videos and lose their jobs after throwing a party while they're supposed to be working. Having no immediate job prospects, the two decide to form their own music video production ...