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The Whoopee Boys

1986 · 88 min

A silly, good-natured romp full of crude gags and slapstick schemes that coasts on charm rather than sense.

Directed by
John Byrum
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Doing all the wrong things in all the wrong places.
Overview
Two obnoxious and dim-witted misfits attempt to save a school for needy children by attempting to sneak into the wealthy high society of Palm Beach to get the money needed for their cause.

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Directed by
John Byrum
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • class
  • love
  • found family
  • deception
  • friendship
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism4
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
John Byrum
Written by
David Obst, Jeff Buhai, Steve Zacharias
Starring
Michael O'Keefe, Paul Rodríguez, Denholm Elliott, Carole Shelley, Andy Bumatai, Eddie Deezen, Marsha Warfield, Elizabeth Arlen
Music
Jack Nitzsche
Cinematography
Ralf D. Bode
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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