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Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes

2021 · 61 min

A warm, nostalgic live reenactment of classic sitcoms, full of playful energy and gentle laughs.

Directed by: James Burrows, Andy Fisher
Genres: Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Ann Dowd, Kathryn Hahn

Overview: The live special event features reenactments of episodes from “The Facts of Life” and “Diff’rent Strokes”.

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Directed by: James Burrows, Andy Fisher
Genres: Comedy, Tv movie
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Ann Dowd, Kathryn Hahn

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 1 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
friendship
coming-of-age
identity
Places: school
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: family
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none

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Genres: comedy, tv movie
Directed by: James Burrows, Andy Fisher
Written by: Fred Rubin, Alan Rosen, Jerry Mayer
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Ann Dowd, Kathryn Hahn, Gabrielle Union, Allison Tolman, John Lithgow, Kevin Hart, Damon Wayans
Music: Aaron Drake
Cinematography: Gary Baum
Runtime: 61 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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