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Meet Wally Sparks

1997 · 105 min

A goofy, lowbrow comedy that coasts on crude gags and a loud comic persona, easy to watch but rarely sharp.

Directed by
Peter Baldwin
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
He's a menace to high society.
Overview
Wally Sparks is a tabloid TV show reporter who's trying to boost ratings on his show. He goes to the governor's mansion to uncover a sex scandal.

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Directed by
Peter Baldwin
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • class
  • family
  • corruption
  • deception
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour7
Realism5
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
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Written by
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Starring
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Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
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Country
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Languages
English, Spanish

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