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Release Date: 1988 Cast: Connie Stevens, Jessica Walter, John Cusack, Susan Tyrrell, Lyle Alzado, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Junior Walker, Courtney Love, Josh Tager, Clu Gulager, Don Cornelius, Ted Nugent ...MORE
Cast: Connie Stevens, Jessica Walter, John Cusack, Susan Tyrrell, Lyle Alzado, "Weird Al" Yankovic, Junior Walker, Courtney Love, Josh Tager, Clu Gulager, Don Cornelius, Ted Nugent, Sam Moore, Katy Boyer, Tim Robbins, Michael Nesmith, Bobcat Goldthwait, Doug McClure, Jello Biafra, Mary Crosby, Martha Quinn ...LESS
Categories: Movies, Media Satire, Indie, Comedy, Farce, Political cinema, Political drama Tapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. The film stars John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore, and Junior Walker. The movie was produced by Michael Nesmith, who is seen briefly in the film as a bottled water delivery man.
After losing their jobs as security guards, best friends Ivan (John Cusack) and Josh (Tim Robbins) start a music video production company called "Video Aces". When they meet their childhood heroes, '70s soul duo The Swanky Modes (Sam Moore and Junior Walker), Ivan and Josh concoct a scheme to give them a new audience by hijacking a Menudo concert, getting... MORE
Tapeheads is a 1988 comedy film directed by Bill Fishman. The film stars John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Sam Moore, and Junior Walker. The movie was produced by Michael Nesmith, who is seen briefly in the film as a bottled water delivery man.
After losing their jobs as security guards, best friends Ivan (John Cusack) and Josh (Tim Robbins) start a music video production company called "Video Aces". When they meet their childhood heroes, '70s soul duo The Swanky Modes (Sam Moore and Junior Walker), Ivan and Josh concoct a scheme to give them a new audience by hijacking a Menudo concert, getting them to perform in Menudo's place, and broadcasting it live across the country on a TV satellite hook-up.
The movie also features a fake ad spot for a real Los Angeles restaurant, Roscoe's House of Chicken 'n Waffles. People who make appearances in the film include: Mary Crosby, of the nighttime soap opera Dallas; character actors Clu Gulager and Doug McClure; Footballer Lyle Alzado; '60s icon Connie Stevens; Soul Train host Don Cornelius; original "Human Beat-Box" Doug E. Fresh; ska-punk band Fishbone (who also perform the incidental score) as "Ranchbone"; Lords of the New Church singer Stiv LESS
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