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Time Bender

2018 · 7 min

A quick, wry sketch that plays a superhero gag as a sad, funny intervention, landing its punchline before you settle in.

Directed by
Sean Cruser, Jimmy Barker
Genres
Comedy
Starring
John Druska, Novi Brown, Murphy Patrick Martin
Tagline
Heroes don't get help, they give it.
Overview
A time-bending superhero is ambushed by his friends who claim he has no superpowers, but rather is a blackout drunk.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Sean Cruser, Jimmy Barker
Genres
Comedy
Starring
John Druska, Novi Brown, Murphy Patrick Martin
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How it feels

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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 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
  • addiction
  • friendship
  • deception
  • identity
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour7
Realism5
Romance1
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy
Directed by
Sean Cruser, Jimmy Barker
Written by
Jimmy Barker, John Druska
Starring
John Druska, Novi Brown, Murphy Patrick Martin, Jennifer Blakeslee, Sophie Labelle, Janelle Renee Pearson, Charlene Miranda
Cinematography
Sean Cruser
Runtime
7 min
Country
United States of America

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