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One Trick Pony

1980 · 98 min

A low-key, bittersweet character study of a fading musician, more about quiet personal failure than rock-star excess.

Directed by
Robert M. Young
Genres
Drama
Tagline
Rock & roll will give you some laughs but it won't do you any favors.
Overview
An aging rock star trying to put together a new album in the face of an indifferent record label and a talentless producer. At the same time, he's struggling to save his failing marriage.

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Directed by
Robert M. Young
Genres
Drama
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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • cynicalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • music
  • ambition
  • family
  • identity
  • betrayal
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance4
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Robert M. Young
Written by
Paul Simon
Starring
Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn, Joan Hackett, Allen Garfield, Mare Winningham, Michael Pearlman, Lou Reed
Music
Paul Simon
Cinematography
Dick Bush
Runtime
98 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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