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The Man Who Wasn't There

1983 · 111 min

A silly, fast-moving caper that trades logic for slapstick chases and goofy spy antics, easy to watch and forget.

Tagline
Being invisible gets you into spy rings, diplomatic circles, and the girls' locker room.
Overview
When he accidentally takes possession of a top-secret invisibility potion while en route to his wedding, government bureaucrat Sam Cooper finds himself engulfed in a madcap free-for-all as Russians and other bad guys try to get the substance. To elude the Reds, his own State Department bosses and his livid fiancée, Cooper takes the vanishing juice himself—which only makes matters worse.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • conspiracy
  • deception
  • love
  • identity
  • crime
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
action, comedy, science fiction
Directed by
Bruce Malmuth
Written by
Stanford Sherman
Starring
Steve Guttenberg, Lisa Langlois, Jeffrey Tambor, Art Hindle, Morgan Hart, Bruce Malmuth, Ivan Naranjo, Harold Ayer
Music
Miles Goodman
Cinematography
Frederick Moore
Runtime
111 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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