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Alley Cats Strike

2000 · 87 min

A cheerful, low-stakes underdog sports story with retro style and gentle lessons about friendship and teamwork.

Directed by
Rod Daniel
Genres
Family, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Kyle Schmid, Robert Ri'chard, Kaley Cuoco
Tagline
The Only Way To Settle The Score Is To Take It To The Alley!
Overview
A group of hip retro teenage outsiders become involved in an interschool bowling rivalry.

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Directed by
Rod Daniel
Genres
Family, Drama, Comedy
Starring
Kyle Schmid, Robert Ri'chard, Kaley Cuoco
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 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
  • coming-of-age
  • loyalty
  • betrayal
  • family
Places
  • small town
  • school
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism7
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
family, drama, comedy, tv movie
Directed by
Rod Daniel
Written by
Gregory K. Pincus
Starring
Kyle Schmid, Robert Ri'chard, Kaley Cuoco, Joey Wilcots, Matt McCoy, Hardee T. Lineham, Tim Reid, Daphne Maxwell Reid
Music
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Cinematography
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Runtime
87 min
Languages
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