Heads (film)


Heads is an American-Canadian black comedy directed by Paul Shapiro that originally aired as a TV film.

Plot

Guy Franklin acquires a job at a newspaper in a small town where a series of decapitations have occurred. Before long, Franklin begins to wonder if the killer is closer than he thinks.

Cast

Shooting took place in Manitoba, Canada.

Reception

Tom Bierbaum of Variety called it "entertainingly weird, gross and amusing". Ray Loynd of the Los Angeles Times called it a "charming oddity" that could never be seen on network television. TV Guide rated it 2/4 stars and wrote, "Heads may leave viewers scratching theirs, but flaunts a cult-movie sensibility not normally associated with the small-screen fare."