James Cameron‘s music video for Martini Ranch‘s Reach, takes pretty much everything that was horrible about the 80’s, sets it to a stock drum machine + FM bassline groove, and then adds in a few lingering shots of female body builders for good measure.
Martini Ranch was made up of actor Bill Paxton and vocalist/guitarist Andrew Todd Rosenthal, who recorded one album, with the help of the guys from Devo.
While James Cameron’s music video for Reach features Paxton and a stream of celebrity cameos, we’re pretty sure it was “game over” for Martini Ranch after this.
Note: There are some things you can’t unwatch. This is one of them.
It'll take me years of therapy to get over this. Thank you, Synthtopia.
For all you 80's worshipers out there.
It can't be the 80's without a little Digital Native Dance from the D-50.
It can't be the 80's without a little Digital Native Dance from the D-50.
Sounds like you may have had a D-50 in your past….
OK. I'll admit it. I still have a copy of this album on CD. But, I have not listened to it in years… many years…
Wow – this is so bad that I'm almost tempted to hear more!
I wanna say I spotted Judge Reinhold in it, but can't bear to watch it a second time… I did see a monkey.
Holy Shit! I don't know if I've ever watched / heard anything that bad before! Awesome!
hmm, all i wanted to say was that nobody is discounting any other horridness out there…
It's just the amount of future & former stars or quasi famous people it took to turn out this utter pile… Is monumental to say the least I think… 😉
reminded me of Leon. The whole movie is drowning in that patch. People didn't even bother to put effects over it.
I've seen a lot of bad movies in my past, and this was similar. Actually, I think vice versa, it reminded me of this movie from 1998: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-String_Samurai.
wow…thats so bad it burns.
yeah the Spider Monkey was on the guy who I swear was the actor who played Bishop in "Aliens" … Awesomely bad. The lyrics couldn't really get much worse lol…
Oh I think any Italo Disco music video is worse than this. But still, I'm now taking donations to create an alternate universe in which James Cameron never existed.
hey nobody is discounting any other form of horridness such as this music video. I think what sets this apart is the sheer amount of "talent" (albeit not much musically) this video & song took to pull off. Truly monumental if you look at how many future & former stars took part in this thing…
There's just so many moments when EVERYONE around that "set" should've just stopped and said "What, the, fuck, are we doing???" Maybe too much Martini on that Ranch 😉
Cocaine is a helluva drug.
Purchased at Music Unlimited in Urbandale, in fact.
Whoa – when was this?
W-a-a-a-y better than 'Avatar'.
I think it would have been 1987. Maybe as late as 1988.
I believe the Star Wars Christmas Special may finally have some competition.
I love the Avatar 3D film, particularly the story line, not only it brings a completely new sensation but eye opening thoughts of humanity. I heard the New Avatar 2 is comming soon, can’t wait to watch it again…!
funny – i just read this about Martini Ranch not too long ago… http://monkeygoggles.com/?p=3858
go team paxton!
i think it was pretty cool. or maybe it’s 6am and maybe i should go to sleep 😀
I hate to say it, but I actually sort of liked it. Probably not in the way anyone involved hoped anyone would, but still.
I think what makes it bad is that it was actually from the late ’80s and a semi-serious thing, while it would have been good/okay if it was some new-retrowave-stuff that came out now.
(I know, I know, there’s something wrong with me).
When country killed synthpop… hum, I do not know where to start. Is the music worst than the video or the video worst than the music?
Would it be better here to be blind or deaf.. or both.. or better, just dead!
739 remixes within a week will be posted. This is maximum hipster irony level
I always loved that song – always having taken it as a spoof, a one-off joke. And, being a joke, a spoof, the video was quite appropriate.