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Punchline

1988Movie2 h 3 minR

55

DecentGoodWatch score

55

DecentGoodWatch score

Rotten Tomatoes

Summary

Lilah Krytsick is a mother and housewife who's always believed she could be a stand-up comedian. Steven Gold is an experienced stand-up seemingly on the cusp of success.

Good for

Date night
Friends night
Teens

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Fingerprint

Feels like real life.
Breaks your heart.
Hits close to home.

Not for scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 55Audiences 56GoodWatch 55
Tomatometer57%
Metascore52
User score6.4
IMDb5.9
Audience score44%
Box office
1.4×its budget
Budget
$15 M
Worldwide
$21 M
Worldwide it earned $6 M more than it cost.
Running time
2 h 3 min
Longer than most comedies, +23 min on the typical 100
typical 100123
Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 3 countries, rent or buy in 69 more
Released
1988
October 7, 1988
38 years ago
Genres
ComedyDrama
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- RUnited States
What's in it
ViolenceLittle or none
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesModerate
Strong languageNamed in the advisories
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure EscapismThought-Provoking
Not listed for kids or family movie night.
24 of 69
Directing · 1
David Seltzer Director, Writer
Production · 6
Daniel Melnick Producer
Michael I. Rachmil Producer
Jackie Burch Casting
Jim Van Wyck Associate Producer
Janice Yarbrough Associate Producer
Jerry A. Baerwitz Associate Producer
Camera · 1
Reynaldo Villalobos Director of Photography
Editing · 1
Bruce Green Editor
Sound · 1
Charles Gross Original Music Composer
Art · 3
Jackson De Govia Production Design
Peg Cummings Set Decoration
John R. Jensen Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 2
Lee Harman Makeup Artist
Kaye Pownall Hairstylist
Other crew · 1
Linda Klein Medical Consultant

Tropes

Cast from Hit PointsRare · in 11 titlesThe super-mode that various characters can do, such as Mikatan turning into Strange Juice, has a cost.Adaptational Alternate Endingin 722 titlesThe Visual Novel and the Anime have different endings, although this was less because of adaptational differences and more to encourage fans to watch both.All 76 tropes

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