"Max Headroom" (1987) TV series 1987-1988

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Directors:

Janet Greek
Victor Lobl

Writers:

Howard Brookner (writer)
David G.B. Brown (writer)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

31 March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

In the near future, an intrepid investigative TV reporter does his job with the help of his colleagues and a computerized version of himself.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Totalitarianism | Television Flop | Cyberpunk | Artificial Intelligence

Awards:

Won 3 Primetime Emmys. Another 1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Matt Frewer	...	Edison Carter / ... (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
Amanda Pays	...	Theora Jones (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
Chris Young	...	Bryce Lynch (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Murray (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
George Coe	...	Ben Cheviot (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
Lee Wilkof	...	Edwards (14 episodes, 1987-1988)
William Morgan Sheppard	...	Blank Reg (6 episodes, 1987-1988)
Virginia Kiser	...	Mrs. Formby (6 episodes, 1987)
Concetta Tomei	...	Blank Dominique (6 episodes, 1987-1988)

Also Known As:

"Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future" (USA)

Runtime:

60 min (14 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:L (season 1)

Company:

Chrysalis/Lakeside

Trivia:

The "Max Headroom" sign is the British equivalent of "Maximum Clearance".

Quotes:

Max Headroom: Freedom. You know, writers have no freedom on TV. One rude suggestion, and the censors are straight on their back. Not on their back in a rude way.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Jonathan Creek: The Grinning Man" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Jesus and the Airlock

I still don't get it

being a child of the 80's (born 1982) I very vividly remember max headroom. he's one of those brief 80's tv icons like the little red noid from pizza hut (or dominos, I can't remember) but I never really understood what the max was. I thought he was from a movie or something. he seems to have made cameos in lots of stuff (back to the future 2 comes to mind). I kinda remember coke ads with him in them. I rented this video called "max headroom: the original story" for a dollar. right from the start it had an august huxley type feel, but it was very confusing and after watching it I still don't get it. I think it was the first episode of this series I just read in here about. I really don't understand. I wish I did. from the brief 2 scenes you actually get to see max he seems cool. sorry, I really wish I understood, but I don't.