6.9/10
NETFLIX Rating : 3.3
IMDB Rating : 7.2
FD Smart Rating : 6.9
Synopsis : This documentary examines the profound technological and cultural impact of the invention of the VHS tape and how it changed our world.
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Japan
Frank Henenlotter , Charles Band , Atom Egoyan , Lloyd Kaufman , Cassandra Peterson , Kevin Tenney , Jason Eisener , Mamoru Oshii , Ben Jousan , David Gregory , Micah Matthews , Mike Vraney
Documentary
2013
1h30m
General Audiences
In the 1980s, few pieces of home electronics did more to redefine popular culture than the videocassette recorder. With it, the film and television media were never the same as the former gained a valuable new revenue stream and popular penetration while the latter's business model was forever disrupted. This film covers the history of the device with its popular acceptance opening a new venue for independent filmmakers and entrepreneurs. In addition, various collectors of the now obsolete medium and its nostalgically esoteric fringe content are profiled as well.