A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish television set and must survive the gauntlet of twisted versions of shows in which they find themselves.A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish television set and must survive the gauntlet of twisted versions of shows in which they find themselves.A husband and wife are sucked into a hellish television set and must survive the gauntlet of twisted versions of shows in which they find themselves.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
John Destry
- Sackler
- (as John Blackwell Destrey)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhen sending away for something from ACME as a cartoon mouse, the envelope Roy mails has a stamp featuring a likeness of Chuck Jones, who supervised the animation sequence in the film.
- GoofsWhen Darryl is about to be sucked in to the satellite, a pair of hands is visible, holding him in the air.
- Quotes
[as cartoon mice]
Roy Knable: Boy, this is strange!
Helen Knable: Strange? I'm an animated rodent wearing high-heel running shoes. The word "strange" is somehow lacking.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits, the HVTV Fall Lineup is shown, including:
- I Love Lucifer
- The Golden Ghouls
- Murder She Likes
- David Dukes of Hazard
- Facts of Life Support
- Beverly Hills, 90666
- Fresh Prince of Darkness
- Unmarried with Children
- ConnectionsFeatured in True Romance (1993)
Featured review
Yes, The Devil Made Me Watch This!
This was a clever and funny movie, much better than I anticipated. Most of the humor involves takeoff or parodies of television programs and movies. Being familiar with most of them, I enjoyed the humor. The takeoff involved having the devil take charge of some of these programs.
John Ritter and Pam Dawber play husband-and-wife "Roy and Helen Knable" who get sucked into buying a TV dish package straight from The Devil. After the purchase, which comes complete with 666 channels, mayhem ensues. There were a number of spots in here I just laughed out loud. Knowing a lot of the TV programs that were being spoofed helps a lot, of course, but there is a lot of good material in this film. The special-effects were pretty good, too, especially for a film that really never got a lot of exposure nor, I assume, had a huge budget.
Jeffrey Jones and Eugene Levy, two guys who are usually pretty funny, supply some good humor here, too. I looked at this strictly for laughs even though I know the devil is somebody to take seriously, but this film was anything but played for seriousness. As a bonus, we even got a Chuck Jones cartoon in the middle of the story.
This is one wacky movie and I'd like to see it on widescreen DVD. I last saw it on tape. This is recommended to those who enjoy dark humor.
John Ritter and Pam Dawber play husband-and-wife "Roy and Helen Knable" who get sucked into buying a TV dish package straight from The Devil. After the purchase, which comes complete with 666 channels, mayhem ensues. There were a number of spots in here I just laughed out loud. Knowing a lot of the TV programs that were being spoofed helps a lot, of course, but there is a lot of good material in this film. The special-effects were pretty good, too, especially for a film that really never got a lot of exposure nor, I assume, had a huge budget.
Jeffrey Jones and Eugene Levy, two guys who are usually pretty funny, supply some good humor here, too. I looked at this strictly for laughs even though I know the devil is somebody to take seriously, but this film was anything but played for seriousness. As a bonus, we even got a Chuck Jones cartoon in the middle of the story.
This is one wacky movie and I'd like to see it on widescreen DVD. I last saw it on tape. This is recommended to those who enjoy dark humor.
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $10,736,401
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $3,532,540
- Aug 16, 1992
- Gross worldwide
- $10,736,401
- Runtime1 hour 28 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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