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The American Success Company

1980 · 91 min

A wry, uncomfortable climb through humiliation and scheming, watching a meek man reinvent himself with queasy, satirical detachment.

Directed by
William Richert
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Belinda Bauer, Ned Beatty
Tagline
A movie dedicated to the fine art of making it.
Overview
A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitute to help him get back at his boss, wife and friends and get a lot richer in the process.

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Directed by
William Richert
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Belinda Bauer, Ned Beatty
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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • absurdstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • class
  • betrayal
  • ambition
  • identity
Places
  • workplace
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour5
Realism7
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
William Richert
Written by
William Richert, Larry Cohen
Starring
Jeff Bridges, Belinda Bauer, Ned Beatty, Steven Keats, Bianca Jagger, John Glover, Mascha Gonska, Michael Durrell
Music
Maurice Jarre
Cinematography
Anthony B. Richmond
Runtime
91 min
Country
Germany, United States of America
Languages
English

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