Movie

The Man with Bogart's Face

1980 · 106 min

A breezy, affectionate spoof that coasts on nostalgia and a gimmicky lookalike, pleasant but slight.

Tagline: The face may be familiar. The mystery is brand new.
Overview: In this send-up of the Humphrey Bogart detective films of the 1940s, a man idolizes Bogart so much that he has his features altered to look exactly like him and then opens up a detective agency under the name Sam Marlow.
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, campy and light. Measured and easy to follow.
About: Obsession, identity, crime, mystery
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: obsession
identity
crime
mystery
celebrity
Places: big city
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild