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The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave

2000 · 91 min

A silly, good-natured stunt comedy that plays like a live-action cartoon, with broad slapstick and a soft heart.

Directed by
Peter MacDonald
Genres
Action, Comedy
Tagline
Accidents Happen
Overview
Super Dave Osborne, our accident-prone stuntman hero, comes out of a self-imposed retirement to raise money for his new girlfriend's son's heart operation.

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Directed by
Peter MacDonald
Genres
Action, Comedy
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 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
  • family
  • redemption
  • betrayal
  • ambition
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror0
Humour7
Realism3
Romance3
Tension3
Darkness2
Complexity2
Emotional weight3

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Genres
action, comedy
Directed by
Peter MacDonald
Written by
Bob Einstein, David Hoselton, Lorne Cameron
Starring
Bob Einstein, Dan Hedaya, Gia Carides, Don Lake, Art Irizawa, Mike Walden, Steve Van Wormer, Michael Buffer
Music
Andrew Gross
Cinematography
Bernd Heinl
Runtime
91 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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