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Captain America

1990 · 97 min

A cheesy, earnest superhero romp that lurches from WWII to the 90s with cardboard charm and unintentional laughs.

Directed by: Albert Pyun
Genres: Action, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring: Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty

Overview: During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the 1990s. He reawakens to find that the Red Skull has changed identities and is now planning to kidnap the President of the United States.

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Directed by: Albert Pyun
Genres: Action, Adventure, Science fiction
Starring: Matt Salinger, Ronny Cox, Ned Beatty

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Tone: campystrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 1 of 3
absurdstrength 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: survival
identity
justice
corruption
family
Places: big city
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: nonlinear
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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

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