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 (as Brad 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:

sitcom production | situation comedy | television | spoof | future | 

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Taglines:

More laughs per ounce! New and improved!

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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:

Los Angeles News

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$250,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

International Harmony

Technical Specs

Runtime:

70 min 95 min (uncut)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the early 1970's, an American margarine company convinced a fancy French restaurant to prepare two identical dishes, one made with their margarine and the other made with real butter, and offer both dishes to their customers for comparison. Cameras recorded the customers sampling the dishes and saying, "No difference"; these were shown in American commercials for the margarine. This is the inspiration for the blindfolded French chef who appears repeatedly in the film, saying "NO DEE-FRAWNCE!" in a thick and phony French accent.

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Goofs

At the end of the APCD segment, the actress says "breath" but the screen text says "death".

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Quotes

Tom: Well, don't worry about your breath or your armpits, Al. It's your personality that stinks.

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Alternate Versions

The original theatrical release featured the animated cartoon/music video for Cheech & Chong's "Basketball Jones" as an added short before the film. The cartoon was removed from subsequent reissue prints.

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Connections

Spoofs Charlie's Angels (1976)

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Soundtracks

Tunnelvision
Written by Dennis Lambert & Brian Potter

User Reviews

Stephen Feinberg (Played the Proctologist and was one of the writers)

Stephen Feinberg, who Played the Proctologist and was one of the writers of the movie, passed away in early 2006. I met Steve in Portland in 1993, it was a year latter when he told me that he had been a writer in Hollywood years earlier, working mostly on TV promos. He asked me not to see 'Tunnel Vision', but it was too late, I had seen it already! Actually I had seen it years before, when it was released. At that time I didn't think it was that bad a movie. However seeing it as an adult my opinion was somewhat different. Yes is is a bit puerile as well as dated. Steve admitted it was not a very good movie. That said he was just a little proud of 'The Proctologist' sketch.