Tunnel Vision (film)

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Tunnel Vision
The movie cover for Tunnel Vision.
Directed by	Neal Israel Bradley R. Swirnoff
Produced by	Joe Roth
Written by	Neal Israel Michael Mislove
Starring	Chevy Chase John Candy Howard Hesseman Joe Flaherty Laraine Newman Betty Thomas Phil Proctor Al Franken Ron Silver Tom Davis
Music by	Dennis Lambert Brian Potter
Distributed by	WorldWide Pictures
Release date(s)	March 1976
Running time	70 min.
Language	English
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Tunnel Vision is 1976 comedy anthology film featuring Chevy Chase, John Candy, Howard Hessman, Joe Flaherty, Laraine Newman, Betty Thomas, Phil Proctor, Al Franken, Ron Silver, Tom Davis. It was directed by Neal Israel and Bradley R. Swirnoff and produced by Joe Roth.

[edit] Plot

The plot of the movie revolves around a new television channel called "Tunnel Vision", which is notably free of censorship, who are under Senate investigation led by a Senator (Howard Hesseman) who wishes to shut down the channel due to its widespread negative effects on the population of the United States. The movie consists of commercials, shorts, and trailers for fictional movies that are usually not connected to one another. These are being shown as part of a Congressional Oversight Committee that will decide the fate of the channel.