Rotten
A painful attempt to satirize the making of rock videos that runs aground with a puerile plot and bombastic, self-infatuated delivery.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
Tapeheads
A FAST FORWARD MUSIC COMEDY.
1988 · 1h 33m · R
Comedy, Drama, Music
Directed by
Bill Fishman
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Tapeheads
Overview
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dimwitted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the ins and outs of the business in LA, and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.
Director and cast
- Bill Fishman Director
- John Cusack as Ivan Alexeev
- Tim Robbins as Josh Tager
- Mary Crosby as Samantha Gregory
- Clu Gulager as Norman Mart
- Katy Boyer as Belinda Mart
- Jessica Walter as Kay Mart
- Sam Moore as Billy Diamond
- Junior Walker as Lester Diamond
- Susan Tyrrell as Nikki Morton
- Doug McClure as Sid Tager
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
60%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The amiable screenplay by Mr. Fishman and Peter McCarthy is often funny, and never worse than silly.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Rotten
The irony is that nothing Fishman and his cohorts have come up with is really as funny as a two-hour slice of MTV itself.
Richard Harrington, Washington Post
Rotten
All of these elements have been lifted off the shelf of exhausted cliches, given a quick dusting, and plugged directly into the movie.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
It's all good fun: likeable performances, unpretentious, larky direction, and a haphazard story.
Time Out
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