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Movie Maniacs

1936 · 18 min

A frantic, silly romp of pratfalls and chaos that breezes by, inviting you to switch off and laugh at the mayhem.

Directed by
Del Lord
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
SCREAM FUN WITH THE HOLLYWOODEN HEADS!
Overview
The boys are stowaways on a train box-car filled with furniture bound for Hollywood where they hope to break into movies and become stars. Arriving at the Carnation Pictures Studios. Fuller Rath, the studio general manager, receives a telegram from the home office telling him that a certain "Mr. Smith and his two assistants" will arrive to take over the supervision of the studios. He mistakes the Stooges as the executives and gives them free reign over the studios, where they proceed to disrupt and destroy the production of a romantic drama.
How it feels
Absurd, light, campy and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Ambition, deception, work, power
Content
Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
Note
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  • Cineverse
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Directed by
Del Lord
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror1
Humour9
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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  • Cineverse

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