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Love Thing

2012 · 91 min

A scrappy, provocative drag musical revue that ambles between song numbers and absurd satire, charming in its rough edges but requiring patience.

Directed by
Michael Mannetta
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Starring
Joaquin LaHabana, Ray Matthews, Joseph Montalbo
Tagline
The last American musical comedy satire. Its time has come.
Overview
Love Thing captures the emerging multicultural spirit and personal freedom of the late 1970s with an outrageous attitude and experimental style. A work in progress now finally completed it's the last American musical comedy from that era which can be viewed today as a prophetic satire. Through its provocative, entertaining storyline highlighted by song and dance, the movie answers the burning question of our time, "What happens after the marriage?

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Directed by
Michael Mannetta
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy, Music
Starring
Joaquin LaHabana, Ray Matthews, Joseph Montalbo
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Tone
  • campystrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
None
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language strong
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, fantasy, music
Directed by
Michael Mannetta
Written by
Michael Mannetta
Starring
Joaquin LaHabana, Ray Matthews, Joseph Montalbo, Henry Honolulu, CheChe Archibald, Jack Smith
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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