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Hot Tamale

2006 · 102 min

A breezy, chaotic caper that bounces from mishap to mishap with goofy energy and mild danger.

Directed by: Michael Damian
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Randy Spelling, Diora Baird, Jason Priestley

Tagline: The heist of a lifetime just got complicated.
Overview: A road trip to Los Angeles inadvertently leads a young man from Wyoming into a wild maze of psychotic hit-men, racy women, jewel thieves and a salsa band.

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Directed by: Michael Damian
Genres: Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring: Randy Spelling, Diora Baird, Jason Priestley

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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
ambition
identity
deception
survival
Places: road trip
big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	5
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: action, comedy, crime, thriller
Directed by: Michael Damian
Written by: Janeen Damian, Michael Damian
Starring: Randy Spelling, Diora Baird, Jason Priestley, Carmen Electra, Mike Starr, James Best, Beth Grant, Richard Riehle
Music: Mark Thomas
Cinematography: Frederick Iannone
Runtime: 102 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Portuguese

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