Heartbeeps

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Heartbeeps

PG

Released Dec 18, 1981

1h 19m

Comedy

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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

Heartbeeps may contain Oscar-nominated makeup designs by Stan Winston but otherwise makes for a wretched viewing experience.

Rated: 1/4

Feb 22, 2020

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Chuck O'Leary

FulvueDrive-in.com

Rated: 0/5

May 7, 2007

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Scott Weinberg

DVDTalk.com

...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

Rated: 1/5

Sep 22, 2005

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Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat

Spirituality & Practice

Rated: 2/5

Mar 27, 2004

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Rated: 1/5

Jun 4, 2003

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Brian Mckay

eFilmCritic.com

I would rather shove knitting needles through my eyes than sit through five minutes of this ever again.

Rated: 0/5

Mar 20, 2003

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Stephen C

Unfunny in just 1 hour and 19 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!! And I'm serious!!!!!!!!!

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/30/25

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Celluloid H

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.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

02/24/24

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Mario P

I remember this movie from my childhood and it has a great score, perhaps not the best photography, but a story with heart and emotions that run deeper and are somehow more real than the latest Marvel movies with 100% fresh scores. This is a movie I could watch many times over and it is a warm, simple, yet meaningful mvoie experience which I was lucky enough to experiment when I was looking for joy in my childhood :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/23/24

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Audience Member

It had it's moments, but that's what makes it underrated.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/11/23

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Audience Member

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.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/22/23

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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.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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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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