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Tapeheads
Sign in to saveTapeheads is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bill Fishman and starring John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Clu Gulager, Doug McClure, Jessica Walter, Mary Crosby, Sam Moore and Junior Walker. The film was produced by Michael Nesmith, who briefly appears as a bottled water delivery man.
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5.4The 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.
Cast
- 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
Themes
- blackmail
- music video
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Ratings
IMDb
5.7/10
4,447 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
60%
- Year
- 1988
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Genres
- Comedy, Music
- Rated
- R
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Wikidata facts
- Duration
- 88
- FilmAffinity ID
- 349635
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- publication date
- 1988-01-01
- title
- Tapeheads
- review score
- 60%
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7 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Soundtrack
- Reception
- Notes
- References
- External links
Tapeheads is a 1988 American comedy film directed by Bill Fishman and starring John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Clu Gulager, Doug McClure, Jessica Walter, Mary Crosby, Sam Moore and Junior Walker. The film was produced by Michael Nesmith, who briefly appears as a bottled water delivery man.
The film premiered at the U.S. Film Festival on January 22, 1988, with De Laurentiis Entertainment Group attached as distributor and a tentative release date of March 1988. However, due to financial concerns, distribution rights reverted to NBC Productions, which sold them to Avenue Pictures. The film was ultimately released on October 21, 1988 and was pulled from theaters only two weeks into its theatrical run. A poll of theater patrons by Avenue concluded that the film's underperformance could be attributed to the company's marketing campaign, which was described as "too hip and selective" and aimed to promote the film as more of a slapstick comedy.