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The Man with One Red Shoe

1985 · 92 min

A breezy, silly caper where mistaken identity and spy games bounce along with light laughs and a touch of romance.

Tagline
Mugged, bugged, chased and seduced. Why is every one after Tom Hanks?
Overview
A man is mistaken as a spy by the CIA when he arrives at the airport with one red shoe.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • deception
  • conspiracy
  • identity
  • love
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Written by
Robert Klane
Starring
Tom Hanks, Dabney Coleman, Lori Singer, Charles Durning, Carrie Fisher, Edward Herrmann, Jim Belushi, Irving Metzman
Music
Thomas Newman
Cinematography
Richard H. Kline
Runtime
92 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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