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Rookies Run Amok

1971 · 85 min

A breezy, silly romp full of slapstick chaos and catchy tunes, perfect for a lighthearted laugh without much thought.

Overview
Les Bidasses en Folie, a french movie from 1971, is a very short, easy to watch, slapstick hippie comedy.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 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
  • music
  • rebellion
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • military
  • 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
Horror0
Humour8
Realism6
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Claude Zidi
Written by
Michel Ardan, Claude Zidi
Starring
Gérard Rinaldi, Gérard Filipelli, Jean Sarrus, Jean-Guy Fechner, Luis Rego, Jacques Dufilho, Marion Game, Jacques Seiler
Runtime
85 min
Country
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Languages
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