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Lethal Force

2002 · 70 min

A scrappy, joke-dense spoof that winks at every action cliché while keeping the shootouts fast and silly.

Directed by
Alvin Ecarma
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Frank Prather, Patricia Dugueye, Cash Flagg Jr.
Tagline
In this town, two wrongs don't make you right - THEY MAKE YOU EVEN!
Overview
After his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped, a gangster is forced to betray his best friend who is also a deadly killer, in this raucous, off-the-wall satire that is to action films what Scream (1996) is to horror movies.

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Directed by
Alvin Ecarma
Genres
Action, Comedy
Starring
Frank Prather, Patricia Dugueye, Cash Flagg Jr.
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • betrayal
  • crime
  • family
  • violence
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour7
Realism4
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Alvin Ecarma
Written by
Alvin Ecarma
Starring
Frank Prather, Patricia Dugueye, Cash Flagg Jr., J. Patrick Collins Jr., Allison Jacobson, Ron Lincoln, Lori Boyd, Judy W. Chen
Runtime
70 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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