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Michael Mislove (writer) and
Neal Israel (writer)
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Laugh or get off the pot. more
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A committee investigating TV's first uncensored network examines a typical day's programming, which includes shows... more | add synopsis
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The Sketchy History of Sketch Comedy Movies
(From IFC. 10 September 2009, 4:14 AM, PDT)
The Real Bob Dylan
(From IFC. 13 May 2009, 4:24 AM, PDT)
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Dated yet intellectual raunchy comedy more (19 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Phil Proctor | ... | Christian A. Broder | |
| Howard Hesseman | ... | Senator McMannus | |
| Dan Barrows | ... | Senator Polanski | |
| 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 |
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Tunnelvision
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70 min | USA:95 min (uncut version)
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Movie debut of announcer Dick Tufeld, the voice of the robot from the TV series "Lost in Space" (1965). more
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Tom: Well, don't worry about your breath or your armpits, Al. It's your personality that stinks. more
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Referenced in "Freaks and Geeks: Noshing and Moshing (#1.15)" (2000) more
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Tunnelvision more
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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.