Tapeheads

Tapeheads

93 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 21, 1988

The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted 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 in's and out's 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.

Tapeheads

93 mins | Drama, Comedy | Oct. 21, 1988

Tapeheads
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted 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 in's and out's 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.
IMDb rating 5.7
Producers Peter McCarthy / Front Films, Pacific Arts Video
Original title Tapeheads
Directors Josh King, Jan Evans, Bill Fishman
Writers Peter McCarthy, Bill Fishman, Ryan Rowe, Jim Herzfeld

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

Sam Moore

as Billy Diamond

Junior Walker

as Lester Diamond

Susan Tyrrell

as Nikki Morton

Doug McClure

as Sid Tager

Connie Stevens

as June Tager

King Cotton

as Roscoe

Don Cornelius

as Mo Fuzz

Bobcat Goldthwait

as Get Rich Quick Guy

Lyle Alzado

as You'll Never Make It In Show Biz guy

Brian James

as The Blender Children

'Weird Al' Yankovic

as Himself

Jello Biafra

as FBI Man / FBI Man #1

Courtney Love

as Norman's Spanker (uncredited)

Stiv Bators

as Dick Slammer

Xander Berkeley

as Ricky Fell

Danny Epper

as Pimply Guard

Ebbe Roe Smith

as Mr. G.

Keith Joe Dick

as Mr. B.

Lee Arenberg

as Norton

Rocky Giordani

as Hitman #1

John Marshall Jones

as Hitman #2

John Durbin

as Hitman #3

Milton Selzer

as Merlin Hinkle

Zander Schloss

as Heavy Metal Fan

Jo Harvey Allen

as Madame Olga

Sy Richardson

as Bartender

Coati Mundi

as Bald Executive

Patrick O'Neill

as Student Journalist

Martha Quinn

as RVTV-VJ

John Fleck

as Critic #1

Bob McLean

as FBI Man #2

Tiiu Leek

as News Anchor

Scott St. James

as News Reporter

Ted Nugent

as Rock Star

Doug E. Fresh

as Record Executive

Michael Nesmith

as Water Man

Ed Pansullo

as Video Protector

Steve McCambridge

as Window Washer

Jennifer Balgobin

as Calypso Dancer

Michael Franco

as T-Shirt Vendor

Slavitza Jovan

as Tish

John Lykes

as Body Buddy

Jeannine Bisignano

as Foxy Extra

David Anthony Higgins

as Visual Aplomb

Steve Higgins

as Visual Aplomb

Jim Ward

as Dutch Reagan (voice)

Eric Winter

as Civic Security Guard

Peter McCarthy

as Menudo Fan

Joe Cosentino

as Stu Beaumont

James Strong

as Young Swanky Modes

Dan Blom

as Cube Squared

Billy Ferrick

as Cube Squared

Thomas Persson

as Cube Squared

Angelo Moore

as Ranchbone