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This article is missing any clips of Max Headroom so here is one, an interview with Max on the Wogan chat show in 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_hWGCs

This article is missing any clips of Max Headroom so here is one, an interview with Max on the Wogan chat show in 1985 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_hWGCsY1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f_hWGCsY1g The effects were great for the time, and done in real time, allowing Max to ad-lib

tempaway4575144 2y ago
And the Max Headroom style was notably copied for the Back To The Future 2 "80s Cafe" scene, with Max Headroom style version of Reagan, Michael Jackson and Ayatollah Khomeini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEU-Lf60LA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEU-Lf60LA
- airstrike 2y ago
  Exhibit #infinity for why this movie and the first installment are so god damn great
- schlauerfox 2y ago
  and the angular robot makeup reminds me of Stan Winston's work in HeartBeeps (1981).
  - kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 2y ago
    That's a classic I haven't thought of in ages
- jazzyjackson 2y ago
  Also receives an homage by Eminem in the video for Rap God https://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA https://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA
  - djmips 2y ago
    1.4 B views! probably more than Max ever got...
- burningChrome 2y ago
  Who could forget the Signal Hijacking in 1987? On the night of November 22, 1987, the television signals of two stations in Chicago, Illinois, were hijacked, briefly sending a pirate broadcast of an unidentified person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume to thousands of home viewers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking
  - dhosek 2y ago
    It is mentioned in the article, talking about a budget imitation of a budget imitation of CGI.
- friendlyHornet 2y ago
  And his manner of speaking is an inspiration for the iconic voice of SHODAN from System Shock, though SHODAN removes all the comedy and dials up the terror to 11 Example: https://youtu.be/5iZMD_eCpEo?feature=shared https://youtu.be/5iZMD_eCpEo?feature=shared
- dools 2y ago
  Ronald Reagan... the actor?!
  - kitd 2y ago
    Pfft, OP will be telling me next Jerry Lewis is vice-president, and Jane Wyman first lady
  - BuildTheRobots 2y ago
    It's the followup line that got me on a recent rewatch. For context Marty is trying to show a video, played back on a futuristic camcorder, and The Doc is more amazed by the camera. "This is truly amazing, a portable television studio. No wonder your president has to be an actor, he's gotta look good on television."
flannell 2y ago
I kind of got vibes of this AI video using streaming king Asmongold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoYy5IVtfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoYy5IVtfo
emchammer 2y ago
I don't get it. It looks like an actor in a plastic outfit. Is this is a computer program responding to voice or controls?

tempaway4575144 2y ago

And the Max Headroom style was notably copied for the Back To The Future 2 "80s Cafe" scene, with Max Headroom style version of Reagan, Michael Jackson and Ayatollah Khomeini. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEU-Lf60LA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAEU-Lf60LA

airstrike 2y ago
Exhibit #infinity for why this movie and the first installment are so god damn great
schlauerfox 2y ago
and the angular robot makeup reminds me of Stan Winston's work in HeartBeeps (1981).
- kQq9oHeAz6wLLS 2y ago
  That's a classic I haven't thought of in ages
jazzyjackson 2y ago
Also receives an homage by Eminem in the video for Rap God https://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA https://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA
- djmips 2y ago
  1.4 B views! probably more than Max ever got...
burningChrome 2y ago
Who could forget the Signal Hijacking in 1987? On the night of November 22, 1987, the television signals of two stations in Chicago, Illinois, were hijacked, briefly sending a pirate broadcast of an unidentified person wearing a Max Headroom mask and costume to thousands of home viewers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Headroom_signal_hijacking
- dhosek 2y ago
  It is mentioned in the article, talking about a budget imitation of a budget imitation of CGI.
friendlyHornet 2y ago
And his manner of speaking is an inspiration for the iconic voice of SHODAN from System Shock, though SHODAN removes all the comedy and dials up the terror to 11 Example: https://youtu.be/5iZMD_eCpEo?feature=shared https://youtu.be/5iZMD_eCpEo?feature=shared
dools 2y ago
Ronald Reagan... the actor?!
- kitd 2y ago
  Pfft, OP will be telling me next Jerry Lewis is vice-president, and Jane Wyman first lady
- BuildTheRobots 2y ago
  It's the followup line that got me on a recent rewatch. For context Marty is trying to show a video, played back on a futuristic camcorder, and The Doc is more amazed by the camera. "This is truly amazing, a portable television studio. No wonder your president has to be an actor, he's gotta look good on television."

flannell 2y ago

I kind of got vibes of this AI video using streaming king Asmongold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoYy5IVtfo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjoYy5IVtfo

emchammer 2y ago

I don't get it. It looks like an actor in a plastic outfit. Is this is a computer program responding to voice or controls?