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Tapeheads | Year: 1988 Classification: Comedy Directed: - Bill Fishman Actors/Actresses: - John Cusack - Tim Robbins This was not a good movie. I'm sorry. I love John Cusack. I like Tim Robbins. Mike Nesmith and Jello Biafra are just short of deity status. And the soundtrack includes the Dead Kennedys, Fishbone, and They Might Be Giants (the greatest band of all time). This HAD to be a good movie. But it wasn't. It was very pretentious, Cusack's character really wasn't his type, and story was just plain dumb. I laughed at parts (hence the second star) and I wanted to like this movie desperately, but I couldn't. I'm sorry. A lot of people like this movie, enough to raise it to "cult" status, but apparently I'm not enlightened enough to get it. My $.02. A parody for the ages This movie showcases the talents of Michael Nesmith mirroring the same quirky humor that made the "Monkees" television show so hilarious. The central focus of this movie is the growing music video industry during the eighties. This movie is a parody of the what the industry was like and how to two guys could make it big. John Cusak and Tim Robbins play two buddies that have dreams of making it big in the video business. They each contribute their own brand of humor. John is the slick entrepenuer and Tim is the naive but talented producer. After getting fired they decide to go into the video business. They find the business to be challenging but never allow themselves to give up. They are motivated by their love for the "Swanky Modes" (Sam Moore and Junior Walker). Nesmith uses so many funny little quirks throughout this movie that you will need to watch it at least two more times to catch everything. Each time you watch it, it gets funnier and funnier. The film is strengthened by a cast of cameos by artists such as Ted Nugent and Don Cornelius as "Moe Fuzz, President of Fuzzball Records". The film also boasts a great soundtrack. This movie is a must for anyone's collection if you are a fun of quirky humor like "Airplane" and even the "Marx Brothers". Buy Tapeheads at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Tapeheads Search with the Priority Search Engine on Tapeheads This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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