Short film

Dead Right

1993 · 39 min

A scrappy, joke-packed spoof that feels like a bunch of friends enthusiastically parodying cop movies with zero budget.

Tagline: He's a good cop, with a bad script.
Overview: This home movie features a cop named Barry Stern who has to hunt down a serial killer. In the style of Dirty Harry meets Airplane.
How it feels: Absurd, satirical, campy and light. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: Crime, obsession, violence, media
Content: Mild violence, gore and language. No sexual content.
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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: crime
obsession
violence
media
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Genres: action, comedy, thriller, crime
Directed by: Edgar Wright
Written by: Edgar Wright
Starring: Edward Scotland, Martin Curtis, Richard Green, Oliver Evans, Peter Wild, Gavin Elwood, Rob Yarde, Amy Bowles
Runtime: 39 min
Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English