Movie

Lily: Sold Out

1981 · 60 min

A breezy, self-aware backstage comedy that lets a sharp comic play with persona and compromise without ever getting heavy.

Overview: After taking her successful Broadway show to Las Vegas, Lily Tomlin is faced with a tough decision: soften her act for mass appeal, or keep her material the way she originally intended?
How it feels: Light, satirical, campy and warm. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Identity, art, ambition, media
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 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: identity
art
ambition
media
celebrity
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild