While trying to expose corruption and greed, television reporter Edison Carter discovers that his employer, Network 23, has created a new form of subliminal advertising (termed "blip-verts") that can be fatal to certain viewers.
Directed by Rocky Morton and Annabel Jankel
virtual reality
talk show
tv ratings
cyberpunk
postmodern
counter-culture
reporter
advertising
woman director
playful
Trailer
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.4 / 5
Cast
Matt Frewer
Edison Carter / Max Headroom
Amanda Pays
Theora Jones
William Morgan Sheppard
Blank Reg
Nickolas Grace
Grossman
Paul Spurrier
Bryce Lynch
Hilton McRae
Breugal
Roger Sloman
Murray
Constantine Gregory
Ben Cheviot
Gary Hope
Ashwell
Val McLane
Eyewitness
Michael Cule
Exploding Man
Crew
Rocky Morton
Director
Annabel Jankel
Director
Phil Meheux
Director of Photography
Annabel Jankel
Story
John Hubbard
Casting
Rocky Morton
Story
Mary Jo Slater
Casting
Midge Ure
Music
Popular Reviews
5 reviews
ineapplejuice
8.0★ · 09/10/25
so i was maxing my headroom. but then charlie kirk got shot and died which kinda interrupted things. the movie’s great though
so i was maxing my headroom. but then charlie kirk got shot and died which kinda interrupted things. the movie’s great though
ineapplejuice
8.0★ · 06/03/25
When Dominique came on the screen so did I
When Dominique came on the screen so did I
Dog Man
4.0★ · 12/03/20
Really weird that the cyberpunk television personality Max Headroom gets an hour long gritty serious origin story in which he barely appears in. Feels like it’s more of a pilot for a show than anything else, but it still left me cold in it’s cheapness.
Really weird that the cyberpunk television personality Max Headroom gets an hour long gritty serious origin story in which he barely appears in. Feels like it’s more of a pilot for a show than anything else, but it still left me cold in it’s cheapness.
