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Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future
1985 · Film · 57 min
Directed by Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
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.
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I really enjoyed the show, but I’d suggest checking out the original TV movie Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future first. It provides great context for the series and stands on its own as a unique piece of cyberpunk history. Last time I checked, it was available on YouTube
Not many people know: the original Max Headroom 'pilot' was a 1985 British cyberpunk movie, somewhat underground despite being shown on TV — "Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into The Future" — not only does it explain the origin of the Max Headroom character, it's actually a great watch IMO :)
Whole movie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZY-yQYVf38
Wikipedia info https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom:_20_Minutes_into_the_Future
If you have never seen the original 1985 British film that introduced "Max Headroom: 20 minutes into the future", you are in for a serious treat. It is so much better than I ever expected -- and it's only 55 min long. More relevant than ever:
https://youtu.be/aZY-yQYVf38