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Texas: America Supersized

2004 · 48 min

A wry, talky road trip through a sprawling state, equal parts travelogue and essay, pleasant but rarely gripping.

Directed by
Mandy Chang
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Christopher Hitchens, Roy Spence, Molly Ivins
Overview
Documentary from 2004 about Hitchens travelling to Texas on the Trio network.

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Directed by
Mandy Chang
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Christopher Hitchens, Roy Spence, Molly Ivins
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • politics
  • identity
  • class
  • power
  • media
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
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Action1
Horror0
Humour5
Realism9
Romance1
Tension2
Darkness3
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Mandy Chang
Written by
Christopher Hitchens
Starring
Christopher Hitchens, Roy Spence, Molly Ivins, Kinky Friedman, Richard Linklater, Julián Castro, Joaquín Castro, George W. Bush
Runtime
48 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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