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Jury Duty

1995 · 88 min

A goofy, low-stakes comedy that coasts on silly gags and a slacker vibe, easy to watch but instantly forgettable.

Directed by
John Fortenberry
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
For truth. For justice. For five bucks a day.
Overview
When jobless Tommy Collins discovers that sequestered jurors earn free room and board as well as $5-a-day, he gets himself assigned to a jury in a murder trial. Once there, he does everything he can to prolong the trial and deliberations and make the sequestration more comfortable for himself.

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Directed by
John Fortenberry
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • justice
  • deception
  • class
  • love
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
John Fortenberry
Written by
Barbara Williams, Neil Tolkin, Samantha Adams
Starring
Pauly Shore, Tia Carrere, Stanley Tucci, Brian Doyle-Murray, Abe Vigoda, Charles Napier, Richard Edson, Richard Riehle
Music
David Kitay
Cinematography
Avraham Karpick
Runtime
88 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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