Tapeheads (1988)

Director
Bill Fishman

Main cast
John Cusack; Tim Robbins; Mary Crosby; Clu Gulager; Katy Boyer

Genres
Comedy, Drama

Description
The story of Ivan and Josh, two dim witted ex-security guards who love music videos. Out of work, with no job prospects, they form a music video production company. They soon learn the in's and out's of the business in LA and with some help from Mo Fuzz, they soon become hot property. But not all goes smoothly when they try to resurrect the career of their favorite R&B duo, the Swanky Modes.


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