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Wimps

1986 · 94 min

A light, silly campus romp with obvious jokes and a sweet underdog romance that never takes itself seriously.

Directed by: Chuck Vincent
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Louie Bonanno, Tracey Adams, Jim Abele

Tagline: Their time has come!
Overview: A nerdy college student is pressured to help a jock write love letters to the campus beauty, even though the nerd is in love with her himself.

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Directed by: Chuck Vincent
Genres: Comedy, Romance
Starring: Louie Bonanno, Tracey Adams, Jim Abele

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 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
Themes: love
identity
friendship
coming-of-age
Places: school
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	6
Tension	2
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, romance
Directed by: Chuck Vincent
Written by: Chuck Vincent, Craig Horrall
Starring: Louie Bonanno, Tracey Adams, Jim Abele, Veronica Hart, Eddie Prevot, Derrick R. Roberts, Philip Campanaro, Michael Heintzman
Music: Ian Shaw, Suezie Cioffi
Cinematography: Larry Revene
Runtime: 94 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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