The read
A Balasaur Score of 58 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes 65%, Metacritic 42/100. Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 24m.
Synopsis
Centered on a television station which features a 1950s-style sci-fi movie interspersed with a series of wild commercials, wacky shorts and weird specials, this lampoon of contemporary life and pop culture skewers some of the silliest spectacles ever created in the name of entertainment.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes65%
Metacritic42/100
Audiences rate it 20 points higher than critics do.
197 audience votes
Key crew
- Peter HortonDirector
- Michael BarrieWriter
- Carl GottliebDirector
- John LandisDirector
- Robert K. WeissDirector
- Joe DanteDirector
- Jim MulhollandWriter
Cast
- Arsenio HallApartment Victim (segment "Mondo Condo")
- Donald F. MuhichEasterbrook (segment "Pethouse Video")
- Monique GabrielleTaryn Steele (segment "Pethouse Video")
- Lou JacobiMurray (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- Erica YohnSelma (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- Debbi A. DavisonWeather Person (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- Rob KrauszFloor Manager (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- Phil HartmanBaseball Announcer (segment "Murray in Videoland")
- Corey BurtonAnchorman (segment "Murray in Videoland") / TV Announcer (segment "Amazon Women on the Moon")
- Corey BurtonAnnouncer (segment "Silly Paté")
- Michelle PfeifferBrenda (segment "Hospital")
- Peter HortonHarry (segment "Hospital")
Stills
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Themes
tv addicted personanthologyspoofcampyanarchic comedy