I just watched FM for the first time in almost 29 years, and while I certainly can't say it's a bad movie, there surely is a reason I hadn't revisited it since The Jimmy Carter Era. It just doesn't entertain like a movie should.
The main story with Michael Brandon as a "stick-to-your-guns" radio station GM was OK, but other than the scene with the dope-smokin' army pitchmen, there weren't many attempts at laughter. And this sure looks like it's presented as a comedy.
Alongside a low-key Eileen Brennan's smoky voiced hippy DJ and Alex Karras' woefully miscast "country rebel", there was no way I could believe these were the main jocks at the top-rated rock station in LA. Only Martin Mull's Eric Swan (and his over-inflated, fragile ego) seemed to ring true.
So look at it on face value...if you care to see what bland, mainstream FM radio looked and sounded like in the late 70's (Eagles, Foreigner, Boston---god, they're still in heavy rotation in Chicago in 2007!), give FM a viewing. Just don't expect to enjoy it..
The main story with Michael Brandon as a "stick-to-your-guns" radio station GM was OK, but other than the scene with the dope-smokin' army pitchmen, there weren't many attempts at laughter. And this sure looks like it's presented as a comedy.
Alongside a low-key Eileen Brennan's smoky voiced hippy DJ and Alex Karras' woefully miscast "country rebel", there was no way I could believe these were the main jocks at the top-rated rock station in LA. Only Martin Mull's Eric Swan (and his over-inflated, fragile ego) seemed to ring true.
So look at it on face value...if you care to see what bland, mainstream FM radio looked and sounded like in the late 70's (Eagles, Foreigner, Boston---god, they're still in heavy rotation in Chicago in 2007!), give FM a viewing. Just don't expect to enjoy it..