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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Alexander D

randy kaufman is great, the movie is not bad

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/20/24

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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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Victor R

Bad. Holy mackerel, this is bad. I can't emphasize how bad this is. If you haven't rage-quit within ten minutes it's because you've died.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/26/23

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christopher c. m

I don't understand all the hate this movie gets. It's not trying to be "Star Wars" or "Gone With the Wind". It's a sweet story of robo-love. The has great animatronics and make up effects, better than a lot of CG today. There are only the tiniest character issues. This is one of my favorite rom-coms and I would not take Andy Kaufman's offer of a refund.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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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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Allan Arkush

Director

Andy Kaufman

Val

Bernadette Peters

Aqua

Randy Quaid

Charlie

Kenneth McMillan

Max

Melanie Mayron

Susan

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Matt Brunson

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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

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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

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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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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
Distributor: 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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