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Big Man on Campus

1989 · 105 min

A silly, good-natured campus comedy that plays its outcast story for broad laughs and easy charm.

Directed by
Jeremy Kagan
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
Tagline
A comedy of heroic proportions.
Overview
In this version of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame", a hunchback is found living in the bell tower of UCLA. He discovers life as two students bring him out of the tower and into society.

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Directed by
Jeremy Kagan
Genres
Comedy, Fantasy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • identity
  • found family
  • love
  • isolation
  • justice
Places
  • school
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour7
Realism4
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, fantasy
Directed by
Jeremy Kagan
Written by
Allan Katz
Starring
Allan Katz, Corey Parker, Cindy Williams, Melora Hardin, Gerrit Graham, Jessica Harper, Tom Skerritt, John Finnegan
Music
Joseph Vitarelli
Cinematography
Bojan Bazelli
Runtime
105 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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