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Buddy Buddy

1981 · 96 min

A wry, slow-burning farce where suicidal despair and hitman professionalism collide in a hotel, yielding dry, uncomfortable laughs.

Directed by: Billy Wilder
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss

Tagline: The greatest movie buddies of all time are back!
Overview: During a high-profile Mafia testimony case in Riverside County, a hired killer checks into a hotel room near the courthouse, while his depressed neighbor contemplates suicide over marital problems.

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Directed by: Billy Wilder
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss

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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 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: survival
obsession
friendship
betrayal
isolation
Places: big city
hospital
single country house
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Horror	1
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	5
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: comedy
Directed by: Billy Wilder
Written by: I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder
Starring: Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, Paula Prentiss, Klaus Kinski, Dana Elcar, Miles Chapin, Michael Ensign, Joan Shawlee
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Cinematography: Harry Stradling Jr.
Runtime: 96 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, French

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