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The Taking of Beverly Hills

1991 · 96 min

A loud, silly, explosion-heavy chase through empty mansions that plays like a cartoonish heist thriller with a smirk.

Directed by
Sidney J. Furie
Genres
Action
Tagline
The richest city in the world. Shut down. Ripped off. Blown up.
Overview
A chemical spill has caused the occupants of Beverly Hills to be forcibly evacuated. A retiring football player left behind, finds that the toxic gas emulating from the spill is a bogus front for a heist set up by fired police officers out to plunder the city of all its valuables. Finding himself siding with a corrupt cop who was once apart of the plan until he discovered the city's mayor had just been blown away, by one of the chief crooks in charge. Now both on the run with no help in sight...both must do whatever they can to stop these murderous looters.

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Directed by
Sidney J. Furie
Genres
Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 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
  • crime
  • greed
  • corruption
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action8
Horror1
Humour5
Realism3
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness4
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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