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Breakfast of Champions

1999 · 110 min

A wry, disorienting slide into a salesman's breakdown, mixing absurd comedy with a quiet sense of despair.

Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte

Tagline: In a world gone mad, you can trust Dwayne Hoover.
Overview: A millionaire car salesman who runs the biggest dealership in Midland City, Dwayne Hoover is a celebrity, loved and trusted by everyone. Then one day, he wakes up and realizes that his life is a total mess! But between the headaches posed by his pill-popping wife, a mistress who won't leave him alone, and a cross-dressing sales manager, Dwayne has picked a bad week for a midlife crisis.

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Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Bruce Willis, Albert Finney, Nick Nolte

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
madness
addiction
isolation
ambition
Places: small town
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language strong
Violence mild
Sex strong

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Action	2
Horror	1
Humour	6
Realism	5
Romance	3
Tension	4
Darkness	7
Complexity	7
Emotional weight	6

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