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Hot Pursuit

1987 · 93 min

A breezy, silly island chase full of oddball characters and mild slapstick, easy to watch and forget.

Directed by
Steven Lisberger
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
She promised him ten days together in paradise. He never dreamed how far he'd have to go.
Overview
High school student Dan Bartlett misses the plane he was supposed to be on with his rich girlfriend and her family on the way to a Caribbean vacation during a school break. He flies there alone, and runs into a series of characters and misadventures as he tries to catch up.

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Directed by
Steven Lisberger
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 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
  • love
  • coming-of-age
  • survival
  • crime
Places
  • sea
  • road trip
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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