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HeBGB TV

Don't Touch That Dial
Jul 16, 2022 · 1h 18m
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Horror
Comedy
Science Fiction

PLOT

A multidimensional cable box installs itself into a neighborhood and slowly, the world. Two siblings (Van and Willow Reiner) discover a mysterious package on their porch and are taken on a wild channel-surfing journey through a world of television mayhem. Welcomed by their new friend, The Purple Guy (Knucklehead), this brother and sister find themselves standing up to the box’s algorithm to protect their minds. DIY to its core, HeBGB TV is a spooky, sci-fi story that takes you through the horrors and laughs of cable television. This film is a cacophony of comical commercials, perverse puppets, and monstrous music with a naughty dose of 90s nostalgia. HeBGB TV is indie horror comedy at its queerest. Don’t touch that dial!

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CAST

Jake McClellan
Purple Guy / NewsCaster/Monster Girl / Ben Vo / Dr. Knucklehead
Andrew Bowser
Onyx the Fortuitous
Michael Garland
Stu / Voice of Rib Tickla
Ian Sanchez
Iggy / Voices of the Candy Corntet
Curtis Proctor-Artz
The Grump / Basil Inderground
Josh Dorsheimer
Voice of Squash / John Darrow
Ellen Tibero-Schultz
Elise
Van Reiner
Self
Directed by Jake McClellan

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
$15,000
Revenue
—
Production
PatchTown Films, HeBGB TV, LLC
Country
US

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