Bedhead

1991
6.5| 0h8m| en| More Info
Released: 19 April 1991 Released
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Country: United States of America
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David defaces his sister's doll. In the fight that follows Rebecca falls and hits her head. When she comes to, she discovers that she has telekinetic powers, and uses them to take revenge on her brother David.

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Diagonaldi Very well executed
Bluebell Alcock Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
Zandra The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
Tommy Nelson What better way is their to start off your career than with a black and white short film? Well, there's a lot better, but all of these filmmakers who's early films consisted of short, cheaply made films have left their fans with a treasure trove of their early work, and how they originally started their soon to be careers. "Bedhead" is an impressive looking short that fits in well with Rodriguez's company Los Hooligans which later just became known as Troublemaker.The narrator of this story is a little girl in the hospital who bumped her head. She flashes back and tells us the story of when she bumped her head and gained psychic powers, and the ability to get anything she wanted. Her biggest pet peeve is her brother's awful bedhead, so her top priority with her powers is to remove his awful hair style.This is just a cute little short. The plot is original enough, though somewhat reminiscent of the Twilight Zone. The acting from the kids is good. The synthesized music sounds professional. The opening animation is simple but cool looking. The direction is really interesting. Many shots can be compared to Sam Raimi's "Evil Dead II", with sped up shots and all kinds of interesting angles. Rodriguez outdid himself with the strange surreality of the direction and it looks great.This isn't a perfect short, but it's a fun way of seeing early Rodrigguez and why he ended up the success that he is today.My rating: *** out of ****. 9 mins.
TBJCSKCNRRQTreviews I don't believe I knew of this short film before I got El Mariachi on DVD and found it among the special features. Rodriguez did it all by himself, with the cast consisting entirely of his siblings. The plot is simple and silly, but you find yourself watching it all, never particularly wanting it to end, and when it does, it hardly feels like any time has passed at all. Granted, not an awful lot of time *has* passed, but still. The pacing is perfect. The cinematography is great. The story-telling is relatively simple, but it works very well. Instead of giving up on having sound, or limiting it, on account of not having a camera that could record sound(I'm going to assume he did, as he describes having and using one such camera in making his feature debut, El Mariachi, which was made not long after this), Rodriguez creates all of the sound in post-production, and gives it a rather cartoon-y feel, one that is present in every facet of this production. The difficulty of dialog(as it must all be recorded separate from filming) is a problem he solves by making the dialog off-screen, and, whilst it is arguably a story-telling crutch, the narration works wonderfully well, and helps tell a story that could easily have taken far longer than 8 short minutes, ensuring a tight little short that does not overstay its welcome. The acting varies, but always works. The lead enunciates reasonably well, and good enough for all she says to be understood. The score, editing and camera angles create drama, and cheap effects sell the supernatural idea. There is some gross-out comedy, but very little. There is also some violence, and it is shown without the realistic outcome(not unlike, say, a Tom & Jerry cartoon). This short is undoubtedly created mainly for children, but adults can enjoy it too. You'll find the minutes flying by, and you may very well enjoy Rodriguez doing what he does best. I recommend this to any fan of Rodriguez, as well as children who have the sense of humor for it. 7/10
tmphaedrus This movie can also be found on the Special Edition DVD of El Mariachi, along with his 10 Minute Film School on how he made El Mariachi on a budget of $7,000 (USD). Good, fun, silly movie that shows the early genius of Robert Rodriguez. Rather frenetic at times, it represents a prime example of what has become "stereotypical" camera work by Robert Rodriguez. Using his brothers and sisters in the cast, it's perfect for those who have always dreamed of revenge on our siblings for whatever "crime" they committed against us or our toys, and for all those little idiosyncrasies our siblings have that drive us crazy. Don't take it too seriously and have fun with it. Whether a fan of Rodriguez' work or as an instructor in film technique, this movie is worth watching.
Matt Metras I was just reading the other review of this film and i had to comment on it."Bedhead" is a FRESHMAN film school project of Rodriguez. He did the whole thing for $800, which as a film student is one of the most amazing things I've ever seen. (It's also his brother and sister, not children in it, but it's not really important.)I highly recommend that anyone interested in making films should read his book, "Rebel without a Crew" and if you get a chance to see this film, don't pass it up.