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Squid Man

2012 · 89 min

A low-key, wryly sad comedy about a washed-up oddball drifting through bars and couches, funny and quietly wistful in equal measure.

Directed by
Charlie Cline
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Andrew Roth, Laurel Schroeder, Eric Bryant
Overview
'I can shoot ink out of my fingers. That's about it really. Sometimes, in pressure situations, I can shoot it out of my toes.' When Squid Man gets downsized out of the Superhero Society, he's forced to crash on the couch of his former sidekick (and only friend) Warren. Now he spends his time boozing in a dead end bar, reminiscing about the days when the hero groupies were plentiful and even a second-rater like him could sometimes save the universe. But when a reporter wants to include him in an upcoming book about superheroes, Squid Man is forced to face the dark mysteries of his past... and the even more unsettling idea that he might actually have a future.

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Free in the UK
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Directed by
Charlie Cline
Genres
Science fiction, Comedy, Drama
Starring
Andrew Roth, Laurel Schroeder, Eric Bryant
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • redemption
  • memory
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism4
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
science fiction, comedy, drama, fantasy, romance
Directed by
Charlie Cline
Written by
Charlie Cline
Starring
Andrew Roth, Laurel Schroeder, Eric Bryant, Chad Eric Smith, Rick Montgomery Jr., Paul Adamo, Charlie Cline
Runtime
89 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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