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The Big Kahuna

1999 · 90 min

A quiet, talky chamber piece that unfolds in real time, mixing wry humor with existential reflection as three men wait and talk.

Directed by: John Swanbeck
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli

Overview: Three salesmen working for a firm that makes industrial lubricants are waiting in the company's "hospitality suite" at a manufacturers' convention for a "big kahuna" named Dick Fuller to show up, in hopes they can persuade him to place an order that could salvage the company's flagging sales.

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Directed by: John Swanbeck
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Starring: Kevin Spacey, Danny DeVito, Peter Facinelli

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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: faith
work
friendship
identity
morality
Places: workplace
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: single location
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild

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Humour	5
Realism	8
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Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	7

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