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1987

1h 24m

6.0(173 votes)

Comedy

Science Fiction

Overview

Centered around a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.

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2 videos

Cast & Crew

87 members

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Arsenio Hall

Apartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")

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Donald F. Muhich

Easterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")

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Monique Gabrielle

Taryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")

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Lou Jacobi

Murray (segment "Murray in Videoland")

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Erica Yohn

Selma (segment "Murray in Videoland")

Crew

Debbi A. Davison

Weather Person (segment "Murray in Videoland")

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Rob Krausz

Floor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")

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Phil Hartman

Baseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")

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Corey Burton

Anchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland") / TV Announcer (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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Corey Burton

Announcer (segment "Silly Paté")

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Michelle Pfeiffer

Brenda (segment "Hospital")

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Peter Horton

Harry (segment "Hospital")

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Griffin Dunne

Doctor (segment "Hospital")

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Brian Ann Zoccola

Nurse (segment "Hospital")

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Joe Pantoliano

Sy Swerdlow (segment "Hairlooming")

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Stanley Brock

Customer (segment "Hairlooming")

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Steve Forrest

Captain Nelson (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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Robert Colbert

Blackie (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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Joey Travolta

Butch (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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Forrest J. Ackerman

U.S. President (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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Sybil Danning

Queen Lara (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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Lana Clarkson

Alpha Beta (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")

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David Alan Grier

Don Simmons (segment "Blacks Without Soul") / Don Simmons (segment "Don 'No Soul' Simmons")

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B.B. King

B.B. King (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

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William Bryant

Male Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

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Roxie Roker

Female Republican (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

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Le Tari

Pimp (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

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Christopher Broughton

Fan Club President (segment "Blacks Without Soul")

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Rosanna Arquette

Karen (segment "Two I.D.'s")

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Steve Guttenberg

Jerry (segment "Two I.D.'s")

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Henry Silva

Henry Silva (segment "Bullshit or Not")

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Sarah Lilly

Prostitute (segment "Bullshit or Not")

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Archie Hahn

Harvey Pitnik (segment "Critics Corner") / Harvey Pitnik (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Belinda Balaski

Bernice Pitnik (segment "Critics Corner") / Bernice Pitnik (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Justin Benham

Pitnik Boy (segment "Critics Corner") / Pitnik Boy (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Erica Gayle

Pitnik Girl (segment "Critics Corner") / Pitnik Girl (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Al Lohman

Frankel (segment "Critics Corner")

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Roger Barkley

Herbert (segment "Critics Corner")

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T.K. Carter

Host (segment "Silly Paté")

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Phil Proctor

Mike (segment "Silly Paté")

Sound

Ira Newborn

Fred (segment "Silly Paté")

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Karen Montgomery

Karen (segment "Silly Paté")

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Robert Picardo

Rick Raddnitz (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Rip Taylor

Rip Taylor (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Slappy White

Slappy White (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Jackie Vernon

Jackie Vernon (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Henny Youngman

Henny Youngman (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Charlie Callas

Charlie Callas (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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Steve Allen

Steve Allen (segment "Roast Your Loved One")

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William Marshall

Pirate Captain (segment "Video Pirates")

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Tino Insana

Mr. Sylvio (segment "Video Pirates")

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Donald Gibb

Graceless Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")

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Frank Collison

Grizzled Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")

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William S. Taylor

Gruesome Pirate (segment "Video Pirates")

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Ed Begley Jr.

Griffin (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

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Chuck Lafont

Trent (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

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Pamla Vale

Woman in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

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Larry Hankin

Man in Pub (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

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Garry Goodrow

Checker Player (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

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Roger La Page

London Bobby (segment "Son of the Invisible Man")

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John Ingle

Felix Van Dam (segment "Art Sale")

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Angel Tompkins

First Lady (segment "First Lady of the Evening")

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Terence McGovern

Salesman (segment "First Lady of the Evening")

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Michael Hanks

Announcer (segment "First Lady of the Evening")

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Matt Adler

George (segment "Titan Man")

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Kelly Preston

Violet (segment "Titan Man")

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Ralph Bellamy

Mr. Gower (segment "Titan Man")

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Howard Hesseman

Rupert King (segment "Titan Man")

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Steve Cropper

Customer (segment "Titan Man")

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Marc McClure

Ray (segment "Video Date")

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Russ Meyer

Video Salesman (segment "Video Date")

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Corinne Wahl

Sherrie (segment "Video Date")

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Andrew Dice Clay

Frankie (segment "Video Date")

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Willard E. Pugh

Speaking Cop (segment "Video Date")

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Carrie Fisher

Mary Brown (segment "Reckless Youth")

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Paul Bartel

Doctor (segment "Reckless Youth")

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Herb Vigran

Agent (segment "Reckless Youth")

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Tracy Hutchinson

Floozie (segment "Reckless Youth")

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Mike Mazurki

Dutch (segment "Reckless Youth")

Production

Frank Beddor

Ken (segment "Reckless Youth")

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Bryan Cranston

Paramedic #1 (segment "Roast Your Loved One") (uncredited)

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Wallace Langham

Private Anson W. Pucket (segment "The Unknown Soldier") (uncredited)

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Huey Lewis

Huey Lewis (segment "Murray in Videoland") (uncredited)

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Robert Loggia

Gen. McCormick (segment "The Unknown Soldier") (uncredited)

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Bela Lugosi

Pete Jones (segment "Reckless Youth") (archive footage)

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Dick Miller

Danny Clayton (segment "The French Ventriloquist's Dummy") (uncredited)

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Kellye Nakahara

Theatre Customer #4 (segment "Peter Pan Theatre") (uncredited)

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