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City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold

Name: City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold
Director: Paul Weiland
Released: 1994
Duration: 116 min

Representation Score

1.6/10

Minimal

1994

PG-13

Director

Paul Weiland

Runtime

116 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

City Slickers II is a typical mid-90s comedy that follows established genre conventions. The story emphasizes traditional masculine roles and a homogeneous social setting, offering limited diversity. The film focuses on male-driven adventures and a narrow demographic, lacking in cultural or identity-based variety.

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Category Breakdown

Does City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to traditional social norms and does not include any characters with non-conforming gender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold portray gender?

Limited

The movie centers around male camaraderie, with female characters playing minor roles as supportive figures for the male protagonists.

How racially and ethnically diverse is City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold?

Minimal

The cast is mainly composed of white actors, with few characters of color who have significant roles.

How does City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot revolves around the pursuit of wealth through traditional Western values, using familiar comedic formulas.

Does City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities, nor does it represent neurodivergence or chronic illness.

Present on Screen

The film effectively uses well-known Western-comedy genre conventions and mainstream narrative structures.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks meaningful representation of LGBTQ+ identities or non-conforming gender characters.
Female characters are sidelined and do not play central roles.
The cast lacks racial and ethnic diversity, remaining mostly white.
There is no representation of characters with visible or invisible disabilities.
The narrative does not challenge traditional Western institutions or capitalist values.

Official Synopsis

Mitch Robbins' 40th birthday begins quite well until he returns home and finds his brother Glen, the black sheep of the family, in his sofa. Nevertheless he is about to have a wonderful birthday-night with his wife when he discovers a treasure map of Curly by chance. Together with Phil and unfortunately Glen he tries to find the hidden gold of Curly's father in the desert of Arizona.

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