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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_hWGCsY1g

The effects were great for the time, and done in real time, allowing Max to ad-lib

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

Exhibit #infinity for why this movie and the first installment are so god damn great

and the angular robot makeup reminds me of Stan Winston's work in HeartBeeps (1981).

That's a classic I haven't thought of in ages

Also receives an homage by Eminem in the video for Rap God

https://youtu.be/XbGs_qK2PQA

1.4 B views! probably more than Max ever got...

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

It is mentioned in the article, talking about a budget imitation of a budget imitation of CGI.

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

Ronald Reagan... the actor?!

Pfft, OP will be telling me next Jerry Lewis is vice-president, and Jane Wyman first lady

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."

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

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?

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