Heads (film)

Heads
Written by	Adam Brooks Jay Stapleton
Directed by	Paul Shapiro
Starring	Jon Cryer Nancy Drake Edward Asner Jennifer Tilly Roddy McDowall
Music by	Jonathan Goldsmith
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Peter Sussman Martin Tudor Bill Gray
Producer(s)	Jonathan Goodwill Derek Mazur
Cinematography	Alar Kivilo
Running time	90 minutes
Production company(s)	Credo Group Limited
Distributor	Showtime Networks (TV) Republic Pictures (video)
Release
Original network	Showtime
Original release	January 29, 1994

Heads is an American-Canadian black comedy directed by Paul Shapiro that originally aired as a TV film.

Plot

Guy Franklin acquires a job at a newspaper in a small town where a series of decapitations have occurred. Before long, Franklin begins to wonder if the killer is closer than he thinks.

Cast

• Jon Cryer: Guy Franklin
• Nancy Drake: Emily
• Edward Asner: Ab Abbot
• Roddy McDowall: Fibris Drake
• Jennifer Tilly: Tina Abbot

Production

Shooting took place in Manitoba, Canada.^[1]

Reception

Tom Bierbaum of Variety called it "entertainingly weird, gross and amusing".^[1] Ray Loynd of the Los Angeles Times called it a "charming oddity" that could never be seen on network television.^[2] TV Guide rated it 2/4 stars and wrote, "Heads may leave viewers scratching theirs, but flaunts a cult-movie sensibility not normally associated with the small-screen fare."^[3]

References

1. Bierbaum, Tom (January 27, 1994). "Review: 'Heads'". Variety. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
2. Loynd, Ray (January 29, 1994). "TV REVIEW : 'Heads' Takes Look at Newsroom Lunacy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 28, 2015.
3. "Heads". TV Guide. Retrieved May 28, 2015.

External links

• Heads at the Internet Movie Database