Tapeheads

Look at this…John Cusack and Tim Robbins directing a music video for a Devo song performed by the Swedish new wave supergroup, Cube Squared.
Don’t worry that obviously is not real. It’sTapeheads and it’s one of the goofiest movies you may ever see. Released in 1988 it stars John Cusack and Tim Robbins as lifelong buddies who quit their mundane jobs as rent-a-cops and try to make it big as music video directors. Cameo appearances by Weird Al, Jello Biafra, Ted Nugent, Doug E. Fresh, and Fishbone among others make this film a “Where’s Waldo” of 80s pop culture. If you haven’t seen it, you must.
Here is another clip. In this one, our boys (now known as Video Aces) make their first music video for a chicken and waffle place. Sure it’s tacky but in the best of all possible ways:











