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Heartbeeps

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While at the repair factory, Val (Andy Kaufman), a robot valet, meets Aqua (Bernadette Peters), a fellow automaton who functions as a party hostess. Remarkably, the two robots discover that they are in love, and impulsively flee from their duties. Looking for a place where they can establish a home, Val and Aqua create their own mechanized child, but their happiness is short-lived, since a relentless enforcer robot has been programmed to apprehend them.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 02/22/2020
1/4
Heartbeeps may contain Oscar-nominated makeup designs by Stan Winston but otherwise makes for a wretched viewing experience. Go to Full Review Chuck O'Leary FulvueDrive-in.com 05/07/2007
0/5
Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 09/22/2005
1/5
...packs the sensation of shards of stained glass being wedged into your brain; Heartbeeps will, with very little effort, burn itself right into your next 15 nightmares Go to Full Review Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice 03/27/2004
2/5
Philip Martin Arkansas Democrat-Gazette 06/04/2003
1/5
Brian Mckay eFilmCritic.com 03/20/2003
0/5
I would rather shove knitting needles through my eyes than sit through five minutes of this ever again. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 May 30 Unfunny in just 1 hour and 19 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm serious!!!!!!!!! See more Celluloid H 02/24/2024 No. No. No. No! This gives me vibes of a room full of execs blasted on blow in the 80s with their finger on the green light switch. I understand Kaufmann was a "genius ahead of his time", but this should have never happened. I've seen better film on 4 day old fondue. See more 06/02/2019 It had it's moments, but that's what makes it underrated. See more 10/13/2015 I liked this movie a lot. I seen it when i was ten when it first came out back in 1981 and I've seen it on cable movie channels several times after. I even have it on VHS and DVD and watched it with my kids and they liked it too. Seems everyone here just likes to bash movies because it seems "cool". This is not the best movie ever. I just like it and it is worth watching if you were a real fan of Andy Kaufman. See more 10/11/2015 If the movie only had 30 more minutes, an extensive rewrite, a better ending, fewer characters, and better actors in the smaller roles, Heartbeeps actually could have been a little endearing. See more 01/24/2015 Box office bomb featuring Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters as two advanced robots who fall in love and escape a factory. Film short circuits on the laughs department. Wise cracking robot companion delivers no laughs despite the numerous attempts provided by the writers throughout. Apparently Kaufman went on David Letterman to apologize for this film, unsure if he was serious. See more Read all reviews
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Cast & Crew

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Allan Arkush

Director

Andy Kaufman

Val

Bernadette Peters

Aqua

Randy Quaid

Charlie

Kenneth McMillan

Max

Melanie Mayron

Susan

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Heartbeeps

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Synopsis While at the repair factory, Val (Andy Kaufman), a robot valet, meets Aqua (Bernadette Peters), a fellow automaton who functions as a party hostess. Remarkably, the two robots discover that they are in love, and impulsively flee from their duties. Looking for a place where they can establish a home, Val and Aqua create their own mechanized child, but their happiness is short-lived, since a relentless enforcer robot has been programmed to apprehend them.
Director
Allan Arkush
Producer
Michael Phillips
Screenwriter
John Hill
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Universal Pictures
Rating
PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 18, 1981, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 27, 2008
Runtime
1h 19m
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