Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps is a 1981 science fiction romantic comedy about two domestic robots who meet while being held in a repair shop and develop feelings for each other. Aqua, a hostess model, and Val, a valet model, fall in love in a future society that has no place for such a thing, since their designers never intended them to experience romance. Together with a broken-down comedian robot, they escape in order to see more of the human world. The film was directed by Allan Arkush, following his earlier feature Deathsport and preceding Caddyshack II and Prince Charming. John Hill wrote the screenplay, and Michael Phillips produced it for Universal Pictures.

Andy Kaufman and Bernadette Peters play Val and Aqua, with Randy Quaid, Kenneth McMillan, Christopher Guest and Melanie Mayron also appearing among the cast of 21 credited performers. The production had a budget of 10 million dollars and took in about 2 million dollars worldwide, a return well below its cost.

Audience response has been weak: on IMDb it holds a rating of 4.3 out of 10 from around 1,800 votes, and on TMDB 4.5 out of 10 from 28 votes. A critics' rating of 2.6 out of 10 from six reviews places professional appraisal in the same low range as the audience scores. Running 78 minutes, the film mixes comedy, family and romance elements within its science fiction premise.