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1985 · 107 min

A gentle, quirky comedy that balances eccentric humor with genuine heart and a touch of melancholy.

Directed by
Ivan Passer
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Science fiction
Tagline
It's potentially dangerous, probably illegal and definitely crazy.
Overview
With the help of student assistant Boris and stolen university equipment, Dr. Harry Wolper plans to clone his dead wife. But then he meets Meli, an egg donor for his experiment, and they fall in love. Faced with choosing between his deceased wife and Meli, Dr. Wolper sees his situation in a new light when Boris' own new love, Barbara, falls into a coma. Meanwhile, another professor tries shutting down the cloning project.

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Directed by
Ivan Passer
Genres
Comedy, Romance, Science fiction
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Tone
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • grief
  • obsession
  • identity
  • redemption
Places
  • school
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Genres
comedy, romance, science fiction
Directed by
Ivan Passer
Written by
Jeremy Leven
Starring
Peter O'Toole, Mariel Hemingway, Vincent Spano, Virginia Madsen, David Ogden Stiers, John Dehner, Karen Kopins, Kenneth Tigar
Cinematography
Robbie Greenberg
Runtime
107 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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