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Walk Like a Man

1987 · 86 min

A silly, good-natured comedy full of dog-man slapstick and broad gags that keeps things light and forgettable.

Directed by
Melvin Frank
Genres
Comedy
Tagline
What does a $30,000,000 inheritance mean to a guy who thinks he's a dog? It means his brother Reggie wants him to roll over and play dead.
Overview
Bobo, a feral man raised by wolves, is reunited with his family by a researcher. However, this disappoints his brother, Reggie, who has no intentions of sharing the family inheritance with him.

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Directed by
Melvin Frank
Genres
Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 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
  • family
  • greed
  • identity
  • betrayal
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour8
Realism2
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
Melvin Frank
Written by
Robert Klane
Starring
Howie Mandel, Christopher Lloyd, Cloris Leachman, Colleen Camp, Amy Steel, Stephen Elliott, George DiCenzo, John McLiam
Music
Lee Holdridge
Cinematography
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Runtime
86 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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