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The Patsy

1964 · 101 min

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Tagline: Jerry's a dumb-like-a-fox bellhop that some smart alecs manipulate into stardom...
Overview: Eccentric bellhop Stanley Belt is recruited unexpectedly by the comedy team of a recently deceased entertainer. Stanley struggles to become a song-and-dance man as the team grooms him to become a star. But as the date of a high-stakes appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show grows near, they begin to fear that the only astonishing thing about Stanley is his utter lack of talent.

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: celebrity
ambition
media
identity
deception
Places: big city
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Action	2
Horror	0
Humour	7
Realism	5
Romance	4
Tension	3
Darkness	2
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Jerry Lewis
Written by: Jerry Lewis, Bill Richmond
Starring: Jerry Lewis, Ina Balin, Everett Sloane, Phil Harris, Keenan Wynn, Peter Lorre, John Carradine, Hans Conried
Music: David Raksin
Cinematography: W. Wallace Kelley
Runtime: 101 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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