Frequenze pericolose

Titolo originale: Stay Tuned
Regia: Peter Hyams |
Anno: 1992
Origine: United States of America |
Generi: Commedia Fantasy
Tag: mouse | hell | game show | music video | sword fight | train crash | spoof | cat and mouse | televison | live action and animation | satellite dish |
Cast: John Ritter | Pam Dawber | Jeffrey Jones | David Tom | Heather McComb | Bob Dishy | Joyce Gordon | Eugene Levy | Erik King | Don Calfa | John Destry | Susan Blommaert | Maurice Verkaar | Ken Douglas | Gerry Nairn | Dale Wilson | Don Pardo | Louis Albano | George Gray | Faith Minton | A.C. Peterson | Marlowe Dawn | Laura Harris | Andrea Nemeth | Tiffany Michas | Kristen Cloke | Gianni Russo | Bill Croft | John 'Bear' Curtis | Victor A. Young | Jonathon Pallone | Ken Kramer | Dave 'Squatch' Ward | David Longworth | Gordon Masten | Marie O'Connor | Michael Puttonen | Janet Craig | Kim Restell | Michael Hogan | Colleen Winton | Jimi Defilippis | Allen Schneider | Gene Davis | Peter Haworth | Des Smiley | George Boshchuck | Terry Lewis | Jerry Wasserman | Rebecca Toolan | Shane Meier | Serge Houde | Julie Bond | P. Lynn Johnson | Boyd Norman | John Kirkconnell | Samantha McKenna | Steve Adams | John Pyper-Ferguson | Kevin McNulty | Joe Norman Shaw | Todd Duckworth | Robert Wisden | Peter Yunker | Roselyn Royce | June Nagy | Cheryl 'Salt' James | Sandra 'Pepa' Denton | Deidra Roper |

Totalmente teledipendente, Roy Knable, dopo un forte litigio con la moglie Helen, conosce l'inquietante Spike che gli offre un abbonamento alla tv satellitare con annessa installazione di un'enorme parabola. Lui firma, ma non sa che sta invece vendendo l'anima al male assoluto.Lui e la moglie vengono risucchiati dall'antenna e si trovano coinvolti in prima persona in programmi, film e telefilm della televisione americana rivisti in chiave parodistica ma letalem per i protagonisti: ad esempio due concorrenti si ritrovano in un film in cui vengono inseguiti (e alla fine schiacciati) da Godzilla. L'ordine quindi per i concorrenti è sopravvivere, per non immolare le loro anime alla dannazione eterna.Dopo peripezie e tanti programmi riusciranno ad imbrogliare Spike e riacquistare la libertà, inoltre Roy impara che c'è molto oltre la televisione.

Approfondimenti

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Peter Hyams had been so captivated by the script that he repeatedly badgered Morgan Creek executives [...] D
In the wrestling sequence, the other announcer (sitting next to Lou Albino) looks suspiciously like [...] D
On the "name board" in the control room in Hell, there is an office message saying to remember that [...] D
Based on a story that aired on the first episode of TV series Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories (199 [...] D
Pam Dawber was five months pregnant during filming. The wardrobe department would specifically desig [...] D
Coincidentally, Eugene Levy had previously starred on a short-lived sketch comedy TV series titled S [...] D
David Tom, who played John Ritter's son in Frequenze pericolose (1992), would go on to play Ritter's [...] D
Both Susan Blommaert (Ducker) and Heather McComb (Diane Knable) appeared in X-Files (1993) season 2 [...] D
When sending away for something from ACME as a cartoon mouse, the envelope Roy is mailing has a stam [...] D
First movie in which Jeffrey Jones works for Satan. He would go on to co-star in L'avvocato del diav [...] D
Filming began in October 1991 and wrapped in January 1992. D
The studio had Richard Dreyfuss and Tracey Ullman set to star as Roy and Helen but this plan was dro [...] D
All the shows shown on HVTV the Knables either watched or were in: Three Men and Rosemary's BabySadi [...] D
Early trailers and other promotional material showed a close-up of the two actresses in Tre cuori in [...] D
Mike Myers and Dana Carvey were offered cameos as Duane and Garf on "Duane's Underworld". They passe [...] D
In the scene where Roy looses his case, shooting takes place on Abbott Street between Pender Street [...] D
The producers wanted Dan Aykroyd for the part of Roy Knable. D
The BMX bike ridden in the movie is a modified 1991 Dyno Detour given to production company to use b [...] D
Tim Burton was offered to direct this film, but turned it down to direct Batman - Il ritorno (1992) [...] D
Kelly Konno's debut. D
The animated sequence had already been in production for six months when filming of the live-action [...] D