HeBGB TV

HeBGB TV

Don't Touch That Dial

2022 · 78 min · ★ 8.3 · Horror, Comedy, Science Fiction

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!

Directed by Jake McClellan · Written by Jake McClellan

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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
Willow Reiner Self
Zenobia Decoteau Crystal
Kristie Ohlinger Mabel
Mike Madrigale Joey Suit

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3h 26m together

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