# Tapeheads (1988)

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**Runtime**: 93 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama, Music
**Directed by**: Bill Fishman
**Written by**: Jim Herzfeld, Ryan Rowe, Peter McCarthy
**Starring**: John Cusack, Tim Robbins, Mary Crosby, Clu Gulager, Katy Boyer, Jessica Walter

> *A FAST FORWARD MUSIC COMEDY.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A couple of would-be moguls discover the video business isn’t quite the same as moonwalking in the break room. Their security-badge backgrounds collide with MTV-era glamour after they accidentally launch a production shingle. Half luck, half delusion, their biggest mistake is thinking soul groups still care about second chances.

**Mood tags**: outsider, playful

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