Movie

Living It Up

1954 · 94 min

A breezy, silly romp full of slapstick and songs, easy to enjoy but never asking much of you.

Tagline: THEY'RE LAFFIN' IT UP!
Overview: Homer Flagg is a railroad worker in the small New Mexico town of Desert Hole. One day, he finds an abandoned automobile at an old atomic proving ground. His doctor and best friend, Steve Harris, diagnoses him with radiation poisoning and gives Homer three weeks to live. A big city reporter hears of Homer's plight and convinces her editor to provide an all-expenses paid trip to New York.
How it feels: Light, absurd, warm and cynical. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Media, deception, celebrity, friendship
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
deception
celebrity
friendship
fate
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: far-future
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild