Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future 1985 [or depending on the website you can find it under: Max Headroom TV Movie 1985] by AverageMansReviews

Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future 1985 [or depending on the website you can find it under: Max Headroom TV Movie 1985] by AverageMansReviews

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Warning: there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/bodily functions/drugs/impaling/implosion/medical

The head rises: briefly; we are in a futuristic broken down society [the irony of this is not escaped on me as we are now in 2026, but I digress;] Network 23 is hiding something, but A host of the "What I Want To Know Show" by the name of Edison Carter/Max Headroom [Matt Frewer:] he is a tenacious, headstrong individual that will stop at nothing to find out the truth, even though he is also an employee of Network 23.

Generally speaking: the storyline/script and character developments is an origin outlay so if you have ever wondered how Headroom came to be active this 57 minutes movie will fill in the details broadly speaking, on reflection as this is the first time I have seen this movie, it would have been nice to have roughly back in the day a standard movie time of roughly 85 minutes, but I also understand that they probably had to work with the time allowed to them, so the framework and pacing is very good, you know it moves with some gusto and purpose.

Art and action; those of my generation [1980s] and older are more than likely going to appreciate the artistic temperament and the effort to create this world as we can all remember back in the day at some point or another the beginning stages of computer technology as a whole and if you think about the concept of this movie/TV program [1987-1988: 2 Seasons: 14 Episodes/1 not air] what we are seeing/experiencing in this broken down dystopian future is only going to get better with age as it really leans into consequently the authenticity of this movie; on every single level as they have obviously old computers and likewise old camera systems or/and Carter trying to escape this location before he gets caught with technical support from Amanda Pays as Theora Jones: she has literally just started working at Network 23 as she comes in from another network known as World 1 and she worked alongside Carter, but for here and now she helps him with getting in and out of this location via technical support.

Character developments, performances and comedy; they are all excellent from the cast as they all did their part to bring this landscape of life, obviously in particular Frewer; if you know of his work, you know he doesn't do half measures and yes we do get a little bit of comedy from Headroom as he makes reference to something to the effect of Eskimos getting fed up of looking at the weather report; meaning for them it is very cold 90% of the time or just cold 10% of the time so why bother looking at the weather report [I am fully aware that in this movie there are other comedy references, but I couldn't exactly use them as they are of mature to adult.]

This film receives: 9/10, this film is excellent; I decided to award another mark, because it is very enjoyable and very much worth viewing it and we have an ongoing scene as the ending credits roll. This film also has some awards accredited to its name such as 3 Winners which include but not limited to BAFTA Awards 1986 BAFTA TV Award Best Graphics Rod Lord Peter Tupy