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Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

1981 · 92 min

A scruffy, amiable caper that ambles through San Francisco with two lovable losers, more charming than funny but easy to watch.

Genres
Comedy
Tagline
The comedy adventure of two amateur spies who weren't cut out for intelligence.
Overview
Flash used to be a talented baseball player, but he took to drinking and now he sells stolen watches in the streets. One day he meets Chu Chu, who, before falling into alcoholism like him, was a successful entertainer. Now she still dances, but in the streets, for no more than a cent or two. Luck seems to smile at them the day stolen government documents literally fall from the sky. They decide to return them to their legal owners, but instead of the expected reward money, all they get is a load of trouble.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 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
  • class
  • survival
  • addiction
  • friendship
  • corruption
Places
  • big city
  • road trip
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
Action4
Horror0
Humour6
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight4

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