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
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
More films
Nightwish: The Islander
Nightwish: The Islander (2008)
Music
The Islander (Edit). The Islander (Full Lenght Video) and Making of "The Islander" - Documentary. The music video was filmed in Rovaniemi, in Finnish Lapland, in October 2007, and Holopainen commented that they at first didn't plan to make a third video for the album, but when they were offered Finnish beauty, they couldn't resist it. ...
- Runtime
- 28m
Suéltate el pelo (1988)
Comedy · Music · N/A
A quinceañera pretends to fall in love with David, the singer of the popular group Men G, and chases him to Acapulco. One night, she undresses and pounces on him, while a friend of her makes a few compromising photographs. The publication of these photos in a magazine leads David to pay a large sum and one year in prison, but the rest ...
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Director
- Manuel Summers
- Cast
- David Summers Rodriguez
IMDb
5.5
KISS: Live in Las Vegas (2002)
Music · N/A
The concert the world never got to see from the biggest live act in the music business! KISS: LIVE IN LAS VEGAS takes you onstage with the world's hottest band as they play the 1999 IBASH, the show that over one billion people missed when the Internet servers crashed during the performance.
- Runtime
- 17m
IMDb
6.1
His Woman (1931)
Drama · Romance · N/A
Tough Caribbean freighter Captain Sam Whelan engages Sally Clark, a tramp masquerading as a missionary's daughter, to care for an abandoned baby on board his ship. En route to New York, ships mate Gatson sexually attacks her. The Captain knocks Gatson overboard in an ensuing scuffle. A romance developing between the Captain and Miss Cl...
- Runtime
- 1h 16m
- Director
- Edward Sloman
- Cast
- Gary Cooper, Claudette Colbert, Averell Harris
IMDb
6.0
Girl Gang (1954)
Action · Crime · Drama · Thriller · N/A
A gangster hooks gangs of young women on drugs and has them commit robberies and prostitution.
- Runtime
- 1h 3m
- Director
- Robert C. Dertano
- Cast
- Joanne Arnold, Timothy Farrell, Harry Keaton
IMDb
5.7
The Lorax (2012)
Animation · Family · PG
A 12-year-old boy searches for the one thing that will enable him to win the affection of the girl of his dreams. To find it he must discover the story of the Lorax, the grumpy yet charming creature who fights to protect his world.
- Runtime
- 1h 26m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Chris Renaud
- Cast
- Danny DeVito, Zac Efron, Ed Helms
IMDb
6.4
Metacritic
46
Banana (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!
- Runtime
- 4m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Pierre Coffin
IMDb
7.6
Home Makeover (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
When a social worker visits Gru’s house to assess its suitability for children, chaos ensues. Margo, Edith, and Agnes, along with the ever-mischievous Minions, scramble to give the home a makeover in record time. Their attempts to create a warm and inviting environment quickly spiral into hilarity as the Minions’ unorthodox methods lea...
- Runtime
- 5m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Miranda Cosgrove, Dana Gaier, Elsie Kate Fisher
IMDb
7.1
Orientation Day (2010)
Animation · Comedy · Family · N/A
The Minions embark on their first day of work, eager to prove themselves in their new roles. After watching a hilariously outdated 'Initiation Video,' three rookie Minions take on bomb-carrying duty. Predictably, their enthusiasm quickly spirals into chaos as they bungle the simplest of tasks. Packed with slapstick comedy and the Minio...
- Runtime
- 4m
- Director
- Kyle Balda, Samuel Tourneux
- Cast
- Pierre Coffin, Rob Huebel
IMDb
6.8
Gru, mi villano favorito presenta: La locura de los minions (2010)
Animation · Comedy
Comments
Talk about the film with other members