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Under Wraps

1997 · 91 min

A goofy, gentle Halloween caper that plays like a kids' adventure with a clumsy monster friend and lots of warm-hearted silliness.

Directed by
Greg Beeman
Genres
Comedy, Family, Horror
Starring
Mario Yedidia, Adam Wylie, Clara Bryant
Overview
A comedy-adventure in which three twelve-year-olds have a close encounter with a 3,000-year-old mummy. Marshall, Gilbert and Amy accidentally set the mummy free, but if they don't get him back to his resting place by midnight on Halloween, he'll turn into dust and lose his only chance of being reunited with his long-lost love.

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In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Greg Beeman
Genres
Comedy, Family, Horror
Starring
Mario Yedidia, Adam Wylie, Clara Bryant
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 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
  • family
  • coming-of-age
  • love
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror2
Humour6
Realism5
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
comedy, family, horror, tv movie
Directed by
Greg Beeman
Written by
Don Rhymer
Starring
Mario Yedidia, Adam Wylie, Clara Bryant, Ken Hudson Campbell, Corinne Bohrer, Penny Peyser, Ed Lauter, Bill Fagerbakke
Cinematography
Mark W. Gray
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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