Stay tuned
Movie | |
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German title | Stay tuned |
Original title | Stay tuned |
Country of production | United States |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1992 |
length | 88 minutes |
Age rating | FSK 12 |
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Director | Peter Hyams |
script |
Tom S. Parker , Jim Jennewein |
production | James G. Robinson |
music | Bruce Broughton |
camera | Peter Hyams |
cut | Peter E. Berger |
occupation | |
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Stay Tuned (alternative title Hellish Games ) is an American film parody from 1992. Directed by Peter Hyams , who also directed the camera.
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Roy Knable is a couch potato and always in front of the TV instead of taking care of his wife and children. His wife Helen destroys the television in a serious argument, when suddenly Mr. Spike appears at the front door and sells Roy a new television set with a satellite system that is able to receive 666 channels.
When watching television, Roy and Helen are sucked into the television program by the satellite dish. Mr. Spike reveals himself to be an employee of the devil . If both survive the next 24 hours, they are free; otherwise their souls belong to Satan. In the course of an odyssey through various television series and films, they always run the risk of being killed if they cannot quickly disappear from the scene or if the danger persists; they are always followed by Mr. Spike, who tries everything to sabotage them.
Roy and his wife manage to survive the 24 hours and Mr. Spike is punished for his failure. Roy decides to watch much less TV in the future.
Parodies
The parodied films and TV series include:
- For a few dollars
- Rosemary's baby
- A stranger with no name
- The exorcist
- Taxi driver
- Murder is her hobby
- Golden Girls
- A horrible nice family
- Starship Enterprise - The Next Century
- The princes of darkness
- Three more men, one more baby
- Miss Daisy and her chauffeur
- The Prince of Bel-Air
- Beverly Hills, 90210
- The silence of the Lambs
- Terminator 2 - Day of Reckoning
- Wayne's World
- Looney Tunes
A very special cameo was made with Jack of Hearts with two ladies , the sitcom series with which John Ritter became famous.
Reviews
"A hell of a zapping pleasure."
"Funny and without timing."
"Satire on television and its consumers, which, with all their love for details, only develops speed and humor in places."
Awards
- 1993: Young Artist Award nomination for David Tom
- 1993: Young Artist Award nomination for Heather McComb
Web links
- Stay Tuned on the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Stay Tuned for rotten tomatoes (English)
- Stay Tuned in the online film database
- Stay Tuned in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Cinema
- ↑ Dirk Jasper Film Lexicon ( Memento from May 10, 2005 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Stay Tuned. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed July 17, 2017 .