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Larger Than Life

1996 · 93 min

A gentle, meandering road comedy where a man and an elephant bumble toward connection, offering mild laughs and easy warmth.

Directed by
Howard Franklin
Genres
Comedy, Family
Tagline
He's got 5 days to go coast-to-coast. (There's just one BIG problem.)
Overview
Motivational Speaker Jack Corcoran is determined to get his career off the ground, but the biggest gigs he can get are the ones nobody wants. One day, he receives a telegram that his circus clown father has passed away and left a "huge" inheritance: an elephant that was his father's pride and joy. His main intention to sell the pachyderm off, Jack must choose between loud and rude zookeeper Mo or attractive animal show owner Terry. As the two trek through the country Jack and the elephant develop a bond, and it changes his approach to life for the better.

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Directed by
Howard Franklin
Genres
Comedy, Family
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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 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
  • family
  • identity
  • healing
  • friendship
  • redemption
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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Details

Genres
comedy, family
Directed by
Howard Franklin
Written by
Roy Blount Jr.
Starring
Bill Murray, Janeane Garofalo, Matthew McConaughey, Linda Fiorentino, Pat Hingle, Jeremy Piven, Anita Gillette, Maureen Mueller
Music
Miles Goodman
Cinematography
Elliot Davis
Runtime
93 min
Country
Italy, United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages
English

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