MAX HEADROOM Topps Trading Card + DVD 1986 Movie 20 Minutes Into The Future MTV

Description: Auction is for a MAX HEADROOM Trading Card as pictured At your request I will include Bonus DVD Movie “20 Minutes into the Future” Digitally Transferred from original laserdisc. DVD has no label no artwork One hour movie feature. Max Headroom: 20 Minutes into the Future was released on VHS in the UK and US in 1986. Includes bonus music video Merry Christmas Santa Claus In September 2005, it was released as a Region 2 DVD in Japan only. Edison Carter (Matt Frewer) is a headstrong television reporter determined to uncover corruption even if his employer Network 23 is involved. Carter is investigating a home explosion when he is pulled from the story by the television station management. Carter's new producer Theora Jones (Amanda Pays) agrees to help him investigate further despite pressure from upper management. The two discover Network 23 is covering up the fact that its new subliminal advertising (called "blipverts") can be fatal to certain viewers, even causing spontaneous combustion. Carter recovers evidence of the cover-up at Network 23 headquarters but is discovered on security camera by Bryce Lynch (Paul Spurrier), an amoral teenage computer genius who created blipverts and answers only to Network 23's chief executive Grossman. As Carter attempts to flee from the building's parking garage on a motorcycle, Lynch takes control of the security barriers. The rising barrier causes Carter to crash through a low-clearance sign labelled "Max. Headroom 2.3m", resulting in a serious head injury. Jones witnesses Carter's crash via security cameras but is unable to arrive in time before Lynch's hired goons remove him from the scene. Grossman is upset Lynch has attacked and possibly killed Carter, as the journalist's fame means his disappearance will be noticed and investigated. To delay any investigation and provide alibis, Lynch insists he can digitally copy Carter's mind and appearance. This way they can create a digital replacement and fake footage of the reporter being alive and well for days to come. But his efforts are flawed. The digital clone does not look identical to Carter and seems to develop its own personality after repeatedly saying "max headroom." Giving up on the plan, Bryce instructs hired goons to dispose of both Carter and the "Max Headroom" digital personality. Instead, the goons decide to profit by selling Max Headroom to Blank Reg, owner of a pirate television station, and Carter to a "body bank" where he will be harvested for organs. After absorbing information from TV broadcast signals, Max Headroom quickly becomes a popular TV host on Blank Reg’s pirate station, delivering biting commentary and rapid-fire humor. Meanwhile, recovering from his injuries, Carter escapes the body bank and reunites with Jones. With her help, Carter eventually reveals he is still alive and exposes the corruption of Network 23 and Grossman. Some who see Carter's coverage dismiss it as boring news, changing the channel to watch Max Headroom instead.

Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Chicago, Illinois

End Time: 2024-12-07T07:23:53.000Z

Shipping Cost: 4.75 USD