Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future

1985 · 57 min · EN · 6.6 (38 votes)
Dir. Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton · Starring Matt Frewer, Amanda Pays, William Morgan Sheppard, Nickolas Grace, Hilary Tindall, Paul Spurrier
ComedyScience Fiction

While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers.

VIBE

A neon-drenched, anxiety-fueled dive into a future where media is king and consciousness is a commodity. It's a sharp, stylish, and prescient critique wrapped in a high-energy, glitchy aesthetic.

dystopiansatiricalanxiousenergeticsteadycyberpunk80s retrofuturismglitch artsatirical sci-fimedia manipulationcorporate greedidentitysurveillance
virtual realitytalk showtv ratingscyberpunkpostmoderncounter-culturereporteradvertisingwoman director
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