Heartbeeps (1981)
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2025-09 to 2026-08
Directors
Allan Arkush
Cast
Andy Kaufman, Bernadette Peters, Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan
The story
ValCom 17485 (Kaufman), a robot designed to be a valet with a specialty in lumber commodities, meets AquaCom 89045 (Peters), a hostess companion robot whose primary function is to assist at poolside parties. At a factory awaiting repairs, they fall in love and decide to escape, stealing a van from the company to do so. They are joined by Catskil, a standup comic robot (which is seen, only sitting, in the entire film).
Genres
Romantic Comedy, Sci-Fi, comedy film, romance film, science fiction comedy, science fiction film
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