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They Still Call Me Bruce

1987 · 91 min

A silly, good-natured farce full of slapstick and mistaken identity, easy to watch and cheer along with.

Genres
Comedy
Tagline
I'm being chased by the meanest, nastiest, ugliest gang in town... But I'm not takin' any bull.
Overview
Bruce Won arrives in America in search of an American G.I. who saved his life in the Korean War. He meets an orphan boy and together they land themselves in a string of outrageous situations. This high-strung farce culminates when a case of mistaken identity leads a gang of thugs to think Bruce is a karate master. They arrange a nationally-televised match which pits our hero against a monstrous brute, and Bruce is beaten to a bloody pulp...

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 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
  • identity
  • found family
  • survival
  • justice
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror0
Humour8
Realism3
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
comedy
Directed by
James R. Orr, Johnny Yune
Written by
James Orr, Johnny Yune, Ross Jeffries
Starring
Johnny Yune, David Mendenhall, Pat Paulsen, Joey Travolta, Robert Guillaume, Bethany Wright, Irma P. Hall, John Gillespie
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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