
A Husband On Demand
1985

Representation Score
Fair
1980
PGDirector
William Richert
Runtime
91 minutes
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American Success Company is a dark satire of the American Dream, focusing on a man's rebellion against societal pressures. It stands out by dismantling social hierarchies and the idea of a stable patriarch. However, the film lacks broad representation of race or LGBTQ+ identities. It prioritizes critiquing societal norms over diverse storytelling.
Category Breakdown
The film centers on traditional heterosexual relationships and workplace dynamics. Though it doesn't focus on LGBTQ+ stories, it hints at a shift away from conventional moral views on relationships.
It challenges traditional gender roles by showing a protagonist who struggles to fit the mold of a stable patriarch. The film portrays the nuclear family as inadequate and flawed.
There are no non-white main characters explicitly shown. The story focuses on class struggle and individual rebellion within a typical Western social setting.
The film explores themes that question the stability of Western institutions. It criticizes capitalism and the traditional family structure through a protagonist who uses unconventional methods to gain wealth.
There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities in the story.
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Limited or Absent
Official Synopsis
A husband is humiliated at home and at work. He decides he has had enough of it and hires a prostitute to help him get back at his boss, wife and friends and get a lot richer in the process.

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