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Hollywood or Bust

1956 · 95 min

A breezy, gag-filled road comedy that coasts on slapstick charm and Hollywood in-jokes, easy to enjoy without much thought.

Tagline
A COAST TO COAST FUN TOOT!
Overview
The last movie with Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin together, is a satire of the life in Hollywood. Steve Wiley is a deceiver who cheats Malcolm Smith when he wins a car, claiming that he won it too. Trying to steal the car, Steve tells Malcolm that he lives in Hollywood, next to Anita Ekberg's. When Malcom hears that, they both set out for Hollywood and the adventure begins...

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • friendship
  • ambition
  • celebrity
  • deception
  • loyalty
Places
  • road trip
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror0
Humour8
Realism5
Romance3
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Frank Tashlin
Written by
Erna Lazarus
Starring
Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Pat Crowley, Maxie Rosenbloom, Anita Ekberg, Willard Waterman, Richard Karlan, Richard Alexander
Music
Walter Scharf
Cinematography
Daniel L. Fapp
Runtime
95 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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