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Pipsqueak Pfollies

1994 · 24 min

A scrappy, deadpan little slice of city life that plays like a shaggy joke told by someone who was there.

Directed by
Danny Plotnick
Overview
The epic tale of a longhaired loser getting mugged by a bunch of rug rats in a laundromat at 22nd and Guerrero.

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Directed by
Danny Plotnick
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • crime
  • class
  • identity
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
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
Horror1
Humour6
Realism7
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Directed by
Danny Plotnick
Runtime
24 min

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