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Scumbus

2012 · 70 min

A scruffy, joke-a-minute buddy cop lark that coasts on crude banter and low-stakes mischief rather than thrills.

Directed by: Luke Tierney
Genres: Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Toby Truslove, Ed Kavalee, Glenn Robbins

Overview: After losing their badges and crashing their Police car into a McDonald's Restaurant, two constables are given the worst duty of all, they must man the Scumbus.

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Directed by: Luke Tierney
Genres: Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Toby Truslove, Ed Kavalee, Glenn Robbins

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 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: corruption
ambition
friendship
crime
deception
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, tv movie
Directed by: Luke Tierney
Written by: Ed Kavalee
Starring: Toby Truslove, Ed Kavalee, Glenn Robbins, Tony Martin, Lachy Hulme, Samantha Tolj, Christian Clark, Ryan Shelton
Cinematography: Stefan Duscio
Runtime: 70 min
Country: Australia
Languages: English

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