Tunnel Vision (1976)

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely ... See full summary »

Directors:

Neal Israel, Bradley R. Swirnoff

Writers:

Michael Mislove, Neal Israel

Stars:

Phil Proctor, Howard Hesseman, Beans Morocco

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Phil Proctor	...	Christian A. Broder
Howard Hesseman	...	Senator McMannus
Beans Morocco	...	Senator Polanski (as Dan Barrows)
Stephen Feinberg	...	Proctologist
Ron Silver	...	Dr. Manuel Labor
Roberta Kent	...	Mrs. Betty Purvis
Edwina Anderson	...	Melanie Edwards
Ernie Anderson	...	Quant O'Neill / Subway Reporter / Announcer
James Bacon	...	Gene Scallion
Kurt Andon	...	Man at breakfast / Doctor
Lorry Goldman	...	Pierre Skooché / Son
Lynne Marie Stewart	...	Marie (as Lynn Marie Stewart)
Gerrit Graham	...	Freddie (as Gerritt Graham)
Pamela Toll	...	Street Attendant
Gene Pistilli	...	Dying Man

Storyline

A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows, commercials, news programs, you name it. What they discover will surely crack you up! This outrageous and irreverent spoof of television launched the careers of some of the greatest comedians of all time.

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Plot Keywords:

television | spoof | female nudity | fictional game show | irreverence | 

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Taglines:

The funniest film of 1985.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

R

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 March 1982 (Denmark)

Also Known As:

Tunnelvision

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

International Harmony, Woodpecker Music

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min 95 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The film spoofs an oil spill made by fictional company "Axxon" which caused an environmental disaster. Thirteen years later, Exxon had an oil spill that caused an environmental disaster.

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Quotes

Chevy Chase: [listing symptoms of schizophrenia] Going into a bar full of Hell's Angels and yelling "All you pussy bikers suck!"

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Connections

References Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)

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Soundtracks

"Tunnelvision"
Written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter

User Reviews

Dated yet intellectual raunchy comedy

If you don't think today's American comedies have been dumbed down, you should give TUNNEL VISION a look. Crude and tasteless, extremely dated, but very, very smart. It's amazing how many jokes you miss because here, it's all in the writing. Sure, kids today won't get a lot of the 70's pop and political references, but if you actually paid attention in your history and political science classes (as well as TNN and TVLAND), it shouldn't be a problem. Can you say that about TOMCATS and AMERICAN PIE? The wraparound segments of a federal hearing pertaining to the effects on the nation for watching the Tunnel Vision network are eerily prophetic given the current Media Marketing Responsibility Act Lieberman and Clinton and Kohl are trying to push. Politically Correct viewers may balk at some of the bits on race, but the film skewers everybody, plus it's obvious that there's more going on then just a cheap laugh at different minority (and majority) groups' expense. TUNNEL VISION is more than just an old sketch comedy movie from the 70's, and it's sad that most modern comedies can't approach the cerebral humor on display here.