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Man's Favorite Sport?

1964 · 120 min

A breezy, silly screwball romp full of bickering banter, slapstick mishaps and a charmingly incompetent hero.

Tagline
It takes a girl to supply the answer!
Overview
Roger Willoughby is a renowned fishing expert, who, unbeknownst to his friends, co-workers, or boss, has never cast a line in his life. One day, he crosses paths with Abigail Paige, a sweetly annoying girl who has just badgered his boss into signing Roger up for an annual fishing tournament.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 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
  • love
  • deception
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • countryside
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance6
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity3
Emotional weight2

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Howard Hawks
Written by
Howard Hawks, John Fenton Murray, Steve McNeil
Starring
Rock Hudson, Paula Prentiss, Maria Perschy, John McGiver, Charlene Holt, Roscoe Karns, James Westerfield, Norman Alden
Music
Henry Mancini
Cinematography
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Runtime
120 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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