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She's Out of Control

1989 · 97 min

A featherlight, goofy sitcom-style comedy about an overprotective dad, played broad and harmless with mild laughs.

Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Tagline
Girls go wild, boys go crazy, and dads go nuts!
Overview
A Los Angeles radio-station manager's girlfriend shows his teenage daughter how to be sexy.

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Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Genres
Comedy, Romance
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 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
  • parenthood
  • coming-of-age
  • family
  • identity
  • love
Places
  • big city
  • home
  • school
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour7
Realism6
Romance5
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy, romance
Directed by
Stan Dragoti
Written by
Michael J. Nathanson, Seth Winston
Starring
Tony Danza, Catherine Hicks, Wallace Shawn, Dick O'Neill, Ami Dolenz, Laura Mooney, Derek McGrath, Dana Ashbrook
Music
Alan Silvestri
Cinematography
Donald Peterman
Runtime
97 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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