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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9786305973232
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
ISBN: 6305973237
Label: Starz / Anchor Bay
Manufacturer: Starz / Anchor Bay
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Starz / Anchor Bay
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 13, 2001
Running Time: 93 minutes
Sales Rank: 49374
Studio: Starz / Anchor Bay
Theatrical Release Date: October 21, 1988
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
This underground comedy pairs two well-known actors with unique comic timing between them in a story of pursuing dreams amidst harsh realities. Two luckless life-long friends and suddenly unemployed security guards (Tim Robbins and John Cusack) seek to fulfill a lifelong dream try their hand at music-video production. Along the way they encounter the worst the music and television business has to offer, falling victim to a few scams and all the while clinging to their unbeatable optimism. Finally they hit upon an idea to resurrect a long-dead 1960s group, with predictably disastrous results. Blues legends Junior Walker and Sam Moore make appearances, and the soundtrack is a treat, featuring the likes of Bo Diddley and Devo. As a satire of the video age, it's hit and miss, but enough comic moments exist between the two leads to make Tapeheads an interesting diversion. --Robert Lane
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - great loved it.
I love this movie. I think I reveiwed this one before too. Any ordinary man would be given it up by now..right on. Great entertainment. loved the music. John Cusack is amazing talent.
Rating: - Junior Walker & Sam Moore-Great, Great Music In Here!!!!!
Wow-finally on DVD! I had this movie on LaserDisc and have replaced it with this DVD release. Wonderful music - the finale with Junior Walker and Sam Moore - two of the greatest R&B performers to have EVER walked this planet grace us here with their musical talents - great stuff!
Rating: - cameos, good music, young future stars, quirky fun
I liked this movie enough to replace it when I lent my VHS copy out to an acquaintance, and never got it back. Roscoe's Chicken & Waffles alone is worth the price of admission. The Swanky Mode's perfomance of "Any Ordinary Man Would've Given it Up By Now" has become my mantra whenever I feel stressed out at work, lol. Think of the Blues Brothers without the production value but still with plenty of soul and you have Tapeheads.
Rating:  - Were the 80s really like this?
I hate to give a movie like this a star rating, simply because it veers somewhere between 1 star--for its chaotic script and annoying moments--and 5 stars for such great bits as the dinner and love making scene between Cusack's character and his date, a vampish blackmailer. At one point, he accidentally sets himself on fire while sipping drinks, and he later receives fellatio in a cemetery. It's that kind of movie. The plot doesn't matter. Only the gags do. They come so fast that you might need to ... Read More
Rating: - John and Tim two funny guys
I came by this movie by accident at Kmart. I am a big John Cusack fan so I bought it. We must have watched this movie a dozen or more times. I did become a Swanky Mode fan. The music was fun. The part where they film the video was crazy.We laughed through the chicken commercial they made. Anyone who is a Tim Robbins and John Cusack fan will like this movie. My DVD came with the song "Ordinary Man" on a separate disk so we get to relive the music whenever we can. The songs are catchy and fun. ok, just ... Read More
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