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Unidentified Flying Oddball

1979 · 93 min

A goofy, good-natured time-travel romp with slapstick gadgets and medieval pomp, easy to enjoy without thinking too hard.

Tagline: Chaos in the Cosmos!
Overview: A NASA spacecraft proves Einstein right when, traveling faster than light, it ends up near King Arthur's Camelot. On board are big-hearted Tom Trimble and Hermes, the look-alike robot he built. Tom immediately makes friends with pretty Alisande while becoming enemies with the evil knight Sir Mordred. It seems Mordred has joined up with the Sorcerer Merlin and they are both up to no good. It is now up to Tom to try and use 20th century technology to foil their plans.
How it feels: Light, whimsical, campy and earnest. Brisk and easy to follow.
About: Deception, power, identity, friendship
Content: Mild violence. No gore, sexual content or swearing.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
campystrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 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: deception
power
identity
friendship
technology
Places: fantasy world
space
countryside
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none