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No Deposit, No Return

1976 · 112 min

A frothy, kid-friendly caper that breezes by with slapstick chases and gentle laughs, never taking its crime plot too seriously.

Directed by: Norman Tokar
Genres: Comedy, Family, Crime
Starring: Kim Richards, Brad Savage, Barbara Feldon

Tagline: A pair of jokers make double trouble in a hullaba-lulu of a caper
Overview: Two rich children devise a way to escape their grandfather and visit their mother. Unfortunately for two hapless safe crackers, they become part of the plan.

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Directed by: Norman Tokar
Genres: Comedy, Family, Crime
Starring: Kim Richards, Brad Savage, Barbara Feldon

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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 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: family
crime
class
found family
redemption
Places: big city
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	4
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	4
Romance	2
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, family, crime
Directed by: Norman Tokar
Written by: Arthur Alsberg, Don Nelson
Starring: Kim Richards, Brad Savage, Barbara Feldon, Don Knotts, Darren McGavin, David Niven, Vic Tayback, Herschel Bernardi
Runtime: 112 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: Spanish, English

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