Tapeheads Returns in Rare 35mm Screening | Venice Beach News

Venice Beach News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 6, 2026 · 1m

Get ready to rewind to the wild, glittering chaos of late-eighties LA as “Tapeheads” returns for a rare 35mm screening — a cult classic comedy starring John Cusack and Tim Robbins as hustling music video dreamers caught in a blackmail scheme with a politician and a sex tape. Directed by Bill Fishman, who made videos himself and saw the film as a sharp satire of the exploding MTV era, it’s packed with cameos from music legends like Sam Moore and Junior Walker, plus a legendary Roscoe’s Chicken ‘N Waffles spot. The duo even auditioned for each other’s roles on the spot — and killed it. Though…