277K views · Nov 16, 2015 · 57:36 · 2 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2019–2024
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.
Why Hacker News points people here: Recommended in Max Headroom threads as a surprisingly good, short original film.
“you are in for a serious treat. It is so much better than I ever expected”HN comment, 2019
“you are in for a serious treat. It is so much better than I ever expected”
Original 1985 Max Headroom film, short and surprisingly good
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
“it's actually a great watch IMO :)”
Full 1985 movie explaining Max Headroom's origin
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
Source of the operator get me out trope later seen in The Matrix
Totally agree. 20 Minutes introduced the "Operator, get me out of here!" trope that showed up later in The Matrix... this video
