mrvegas61

Max Headroom is an excellent Sci-Fi movie that has a great story, interesting characters and very witty dialogue. The dreary futuristic world it depicts is the hook that caught me and it's a movie all Sci-Fi fans should warmly embrace.

Amanda Pays, worth the price of admission all by herself, as Theora Jones and Matt Frewer as both Edison Carter and the title character Max both really make this film work. The supporting cast with the likes of William Morgan Sheppard and Hilary Tindall as "Reg" and "Dominique", the quirky owners of Bigtime Television, and Nickolas Grace who nails the part of "Grossman", head honcho at Network 23, also give great performances here. Hilton McRae along with his sidekick George Rossi, "Breugal" and "Mahler", add a humorous yet scary touch while doing the dirty work for computer nerd "Bryce" who is well played by Paul Spurrier. All-in-all this is a movie which shouldn't be missed.

Luckily I recorded Max Headroom on VHS during one of the times it was shown on Cinemax but I've watched it so many times since, it's getting fuzzier every time I see it. For the powers that be, PLEASE PUT THIS OUT ON DVD!!!

Keep the Kleenex nearby. I didn't know Gena Rowlands and James Garner starred in this until it came on Starz on Sunday afternoon. I love these guys. Some one I know who saw this, told me that if they were talking to anyone but me, they would have called it a chick flick, but that he still thought it was a good movie. I think the story is superb and the acting as well. Sets and costumes great for the 40's scenes. Definitely worth watching once, unless you like to cry. Two of the best tear jerkers are "Schindlers List" and "What Dreams May Come". Own both DVD's, but hardly watch them. You have to be in a special kind of mood to watch an extremely emotional movie.