Max Headroom
1987, Series, 60 min, Comedy, Sci-Fi, English, United States, MoviePedia score 68
Television networks battle one another in an unrelenting ratings war. Whoever controls the airwaves controls the dystopic world in which they broadcast. So when Network 23's star reporter, Edison Carter, uncovers a deadly secret that could shake up the station's dominion over its viewers, the only option is to eliminate Carter before he can make his story public. After Carter's "accident," his mind is uploaded to create the world's first self-aware, computer-generated TV host — Max Headroom! But will Max bow to his creators? Or will he be the key to his human alter ago bringing down a network superpower?
Directed by Victor Lobl, Thomas J. Wright, Janet Greek, Tommy Lee Wallace, Francis Delia, Todd Holland, Farhad Mann, Maurice Phillips
Cast
- Matt Frewer as Max Headroom
- Amanda Pays as Theora Jones
- George Coe as Ben Cheviot
- Chris Young as Bryce Lynch
- Jeffrey Tambor as Murray McKenzie
- Hank Garrett as Gene Ashwell
- Lee Wilkof as Edwards
- William Morgan Sheppard as Blank Reg
- Sharon Barr as Lauren
- Concetta Tomei as Blank Dominique
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