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Fandango

1985 · 91 min

A bittersweet, freewheeling ride that balances slapstick detours with a lingering ache of youth slipping away.

Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Tagline
In every living species there is a stage of growth between infancy and adulthood... In most animals, it occurs during the first year of life... In humans, it happens right after college.
Overview
In 1971, five college buddies from the University of Texas embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.

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Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Genres
Comedy, Drama
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • friendship
  • coming-of-age
  • freedom
  • love
  • war
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
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
Humour6
Realism7
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Kevin Reynolds
Written by
Kevin Reynolds
Starring
Kevin Costner, Judd Nelson, Sam Robards, Chuck Bush, Marvin J. McIntyre, Suzy Amis, Glenne Headly, Pepe Serna
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
United States of America
Languages
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