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John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

1965 · 96 min

A zany Cold War farce that bounces from desert crash to football field with cheerful silliness and star-powered charm.

Tagline: A Wild Whirl of Wacky Fun!
Overview: During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon discovers that Goldfarb used to be a college football star. So he issues him an ultimatum: coach his country's football team, or Fawz will surrender him to the Russians. Goldfarb teams up with undercover reporter Jenny Ericson, and together they plot to escape their dangerous situation.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, campy and light. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Politics, media, identity, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: politics
media
identity
love
power
Places: countryside
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild