Max Headroom 20 minutes into the future 1985
Why Hacker News recommends it
Recommended in Max Headroom threads as a surprisingly good, short original film.
What it is
The 1985 Channel 4 TV film 'Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future', the origin of the computer-generated TV host Max Headroom, with a soundtrack by Midge Ure and Chris Cross.
Recommended by 2 HN commenters across 2 different months, 2019 to 2024.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec dr_dshiv · 2019-11 · on “Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion”
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: [this video]
Recommends jimsmart · 2020-12 · on “The Max Headroom Christmas Special”
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 [this video] Wikipedia info [LINK]
Cites joezydeco · 2024-09 · on “Max Headroom and the World of Pseudo-CGI (2013)”
Totally agree. 20 Minutes introduced the "Operator, get me out of here!" trope that showed up later in The Matrix... [this video]