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My Blue Heaven

1990 · 97 min

A breezy, sunny comedy that coasts on charm and goofy culture-clash gags, easy to dip into and hard to take seriously.

Directed by
Herbert Ross
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack
Tagline
A comedy about a government witness who gives suburbia a culture shock.
Overview
FBI agent Barney Coopersmith is assigned to protect former Mafia figure turned informant Vincent Antonelli. In the witness protection program one is supposed to keep a low profile, but that is something that Antonelli has trouble doing. Coopersmith certainly has his hands full keeping Antonelli away from the Mafia hitmen who want to stop him testifying, not to mention the nightclubs...

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Directed by
Herbert Ross
Genres
Action, Comedy, Crime
Starring
Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Joan Cusack
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • crime
  • identity
  • found family
  • love
  • friendship
Places
  • suburbs
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
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
Realism6
Romance5
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, crime
Directed by
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Written by
Nora Ephron
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Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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