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Grandview, U.S.A.

1984 · 97 min

A gentle, sun-faded small-town slice of life where young love and grown-up disappointments drift along without much urgency.

Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze

Tagline: Where dreams have a funny way of coming true.
Overview: Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson, soon to be graduating high school wants to go to Florida to study oceanography. He meets Michelle "Mike" Cody and is attracted to her. She runs the local Demolition Derby place. Ernie "Slam" Webster is one of the drivers in the derby whose wife is cheating on him and wants to later on be with Mike. Tim falls for Mike and a big love triangle is about to happen.

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Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Genres: Drama
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
love
family
class
identity
Places: small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	7
Romance	5
Tension	3
Darkness	3
Complexity	3
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama
Directed by: Randal Kleiser
Written by: Ken Hixon
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, C. Thomas Howell, Patrick Swayze, Jennifer Jason Leigh, William Windom, Troy Donahue, Carole Cook, M. Emmet Walsh
Music: Thomas Newman
Cinematography: Reynaldo Villalobos
Runtime: 97 min
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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