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A FAST FORWARD MUSIC COMEDY.
1988 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Bill Fishman |
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| Writer: | Bill Fishman, Peter McCarthy, Jim Herzfeld, Ryan Rowe |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 21, 1988 |
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| Director: | Bill Fishman |
| Writer: | Bill Fishman, Peter McCarthy, Jim Herzfeld, Ryan Rowe |
| Genres: | Comedy, Drama, Music |
| Keywords | blackmail, music video |
| Production Companies | Peter McCarthy / Front Films, Pacific Arts Video |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $344,000
Budget: $3,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| John Cusack | Ivan Alexeev |
| Tim Robbins | Josh Tager |
| Mary Crosby | Samantha Gregory |
| Clu Gulager | Norman Mart |
| Katy Boyer | Belinda Mart |
| Jessica Walter | Kay Mart |
| Sam Moore | Billy Diamond |
| Junior Walker | Lester Diamond |
| Susan Tyrrell | Nikki Morton |
| Doug McClure | Sid Tager |
| Connie Stevens | June Tager |
| King Cotton | Roscoe |
| Don Cornelius | Mo Fuzz |
| Bobcat Goldthwait | Get Rich Quick Guy |
| Lyle Alzado | You'll Never Make It In Show Biz guy |
| Brian James | The Blender Children |
| "Weird Al" Yankovic | Himself |
| Jello Biafra | FBI Man |
| Courtney Love | Norman's Spanker (uncredited) |
| Stiv Bators | Dick Slammer |
| Xander Berkeley | Ricky Fell |
| Danny Epper | Pimply Guard |
| Ebbe Roe Smith | Mr. G. |
| Keith Joe Dick | Mr. B. |
| Lee Arenberg | Norton |
| Rocky Giordani | Hitman #1 |
| John Marshall Jones | Hitman #2 |
| John Durbin | Hitman #3 |
| Milton Selzer | Merlin Hinkle |
| Zander Schloss | Heavy Metal Fan |
| Jo Harvey Allen | Madame Olga |
| Sy Richardson | Bartender |
| Coati Mundi | Bald Executive |
| Patrick O'Neill | Student Journalist |
| Martha Quinn | RVTV-VJ |
| John Fleck | Critic #1 |
| Jello Biafra | FBI Man #1 |
| Bob McLean | FBI Man #2 |
| Tiiu Leek | News Anchor |
| Scott St. James | News Reporter |
| Ted Nugent | Rock Star |
| Doug E. Fresh | Record Executive |
| Michael Nesmith | Water Man |
| Ed Pansullo | Video Protector |
| Steve McCambridge | Window Washer |
| Jennifer Balgobin | Calypso Dancer |
| Michael Franco | T-Shirt Vendor |
| Slavitza Jovan | Tish |
| John Lykes | Body Buddy |
| Jeannine Bisignano | Foxy Extra |
| David Anthony Higgins | Visual Aplomb |
| Steve Higgins | Visual Aplomb |
| Jim Ward | Dutch Reagan (voice) |
| Peter McCarthy | Menudo Fan |
| Joe Cosentino | Stu Beaumont |
| James Strong | Young Swanky Modes |
| Dan Blom | Cube Squared |
| Billy Ferrick | Cube Squared |
| Thomas Persson | Cube Squared |
| Angelo Moore | Ranchbone |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Bill Fishman | Screenplay, Director, Story |
| Bojan Bazelli | Director of Photography |
| Catherine Hardwicke | Production Design |
| Don Diers | Art Direction |
| Josh King | First Assistant Director |
| Brad Einhorn | Property Master |
| Bob Brown | Stunts |
| Tom Morga | Stunts |
| Peter McCarthy | Screenplay, Story |
| Mondo Jenkins | Editor |
| Jim Herzfeld | Story |
| Ryan Rowe | Story |
| Wayne Heitman | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Matthew Iadarola | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Jeanette Browning | Sound Recordist |
| Elizabeth Flaherty | Art Department Coordinator |
| Elizabeth McBride | Costume Design |
| Jan Evans | Script Supervisor |
| Andrew Z. Davis | Production Manager |
| Bryan Duggan | Camera Operator |
| Leslie A. Leitner | Assistant Art Director |
| Chris Ubick | Set Dresser |
| Glory Fioramonti | Stunts |
| Fishbone | Original Music Composer |
| Victoria Thomas | Casting |
| Nigel Harrison | Music Supervisor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Michael Nesmith | Executive Producer |
| Robert S. Lecky | Co-Producer |
| Eric Barrett | Associate Producer |
| Andrew Z. Davis | Associate Producer |
| Peter McCarthy | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 4 |
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| 2025 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 4 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 2 |
| 2025 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
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