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Li'l Abner

1959 · 113 min

A bright, silly musical full of cartoonish characters and catchy songs, with gentle satire and a lot of goofy charm.

Overview: A comedy musical based on the comic strip charcters created by Al Capp. When residents of Dogpatch, USA are notified by the government that they must evacuate because of atomic bomb testing, they try to persuade the government that their town is worth saving. Meanwhile, Earthquake McGoon wants to marry Daisy Mae; Daisy Mae wants to marry Li'l Abner, and Li'l Abner just wants to go fishing.

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
family
class
power
identity
Places: small town
big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: musical
ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	3
Horror	0
Humour	8
Realism	1
Romance	5
Tension	2
Darkness	1
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: comedy, music, family
Directed by: Melvin Frank
Written by: Norman Panama, Melvin Frank
Starring: Peter Palmer, Leslie Parrish, Stubby Kaye, Julie Newmar, Billie Hayes, Joe E. Marks, Stella Stevens, Bernd Hoffmann
Music: Joseph J. Lilley, Nelson Riddle
Cinematography: Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime: 113 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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