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Bad News
87%
Movie
35m
AI Analysis
Bad News (1983) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Bad News (1983) — a movie tagged as Comedy and Music with funny moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~35 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Bad News 87% (6 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
AI verdict
Bad News is a film worth prioritising when you want something with strong audience scores — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
87%
from 6 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where they argue about the cost of sausage and chips.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1983-01-24
- Runtime
- 35m
- TMDB rating
- 8.7
- TMDB ID
- 470573
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What is Bad News about?
A documentary crew films heavy metal band Bad News as they have trouble starting their van, pick up a schoolgirl groupie, and meet up with rock journalist Sally at a motorway service station where ... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Bad News?
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How long is the movie Bad News?
The official runtime for Bad News is approximately 35 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Adrian Edmondson
Vim Fuego/Alan Metcalfe
Rik Mayall
Colin Grigson
Nigel Planer
Den Dennis
Peter Richardson
Spider "Eight-Legs" Webb
Jennifer Saunders
Sally
Dawn French
Tracy
- S
Serena Evans
Cheryl
- B
Bert Parnaby
Neighbor
Neville Smith
Manager
- J
Judy Hawkins
Girlfriend
- C
Charu Bala Chokshi
Cashier
Mark Cooper
Himself
Sandy Johnson
Himself
Oliver Stapleton
Himself
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