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Villain Initiation

2016 · 4 min

A quick, goofy sketch of two friends bumbling through a half-hearted crime, played for awkward laughs.

Tagline
No crime can be committed alone.
Overview
Chris tries to coerce his friend Dave into holding up a store, so that they can be on their way to becoming super villains.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • friendship
  • crime
  • ambition
Places
  • small town
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Vincenzo Nappi
Written by
Vincenzo Nappi
Starring
Joey MacIntosh, Marco Carreiro
Runtime
4 min
Country
Canada

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