Strange Frequency (2001) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Directors:

Mary Lambert
Bryan Spicer

Writers:

Joseph Anaya (writer)
Dale Kutzera (writer)

Release Date:

24 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Imagine "The Twilight Zone" on Rock 'n' Roll

Plot:

A Rock 'n Roll version of the Twilight Zone, with stories featuring a talent agent with an ironic curse, a homicidal hippie and the Disco Club from Hell.

Plot Keywords:

Disco | Rock 'n' Roll | Maid | Hitchhiker | Singer

Cast

Martin Cummins	...	Dante (segment "Disco Inferno")
Christopher Masterson	...	Todd (segment "My Generation") (as Christopher Kennedy Masterson)
Brandy Ledford	...	Christine (segment "Disco Inferno")
Danny Masterson	...	Randy (segment "Disco Inferno")
Judd Nelson	...	Martin Potter (segment "More Than a Feeling")
Erik Palladino	...	Buck (segment "Disco Inferno")
Eric Roberts	...	Bob Henry (segment "My Generation")
Marla Sokoloff	...	Darcy King (segment ("More Than a Feeling")
Holland Taylor	...	Marge Crowley (segment "Room Service")
John Taylor	...	Jimmy Blitz (segment "Room Service")
Christine Chatelain	...	Farrah (segment "Disco Inferno")
Brian Drummond	...	Paramedic #2 (segment "Disco Inferno")
Dean Marshall	...	Paramedic #1 (segment "Disco Inferno")
Shawn Reis	...	Bouncer (segment "Disco Inferno")
Kendall Saunders	...	Tiffany (segment "Disco Inferno")

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence, sensuality and language.

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Greece:K-13 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 | USA:PG-13

Company:

Broadway Video

Trivia:

This was the pilot movie, but was made up of episodes which were later shown in the series.

Quotes:

Bob Henry: My generation created a heightened sense of morality and free love.
Todd: Free love doubled the divorce rate.

Movie Connections:

Edited from "Strange Frequency" (2001)

Not bad for a basic cable horror themed show

The tagline here reads "Imagine "The Twilight Zone" on Rock 'n' Roll." I wouldn't go that far, but it was amusing for what it was. I guess this was a show that aired on VH-1, and it's about what you'd expect of a scripted series on a cable music channel. One fun episode features two metalheads who end up in "disco hell." Another stars Eric Roberts and Chris Masterson as dueling music-lovin' serial killers from two different generations who go at each other (very similar to the "Pick Me Up" MOH episode, really.) My favorite one is about an obnoxious rock star who trashes his hotel suite every night to tick off the sweet elderly room service lady, who has some tricks up her own sleeve. The last episode is the only one with a serious tone, starring Judd Nelson as a record exec who gets a "calling" whenever he hears talent that will hit it big. Unfortunately for his up and coming acts, they all kick the bucket in some godawful way as soon as their records start to sell. Overall, it isn't anything groundbreaking or frightening, but it's an amusing show that most rock fans can probably appreciate.