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Very Bad Things

Name: Very Bad Things
Director: Peter Berg
Released: 1998
Duration: 100 min

Representation Score

1.0/10

Minimal

1998

Director

Peter Berg

Runtime

100 minutes

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Very Bad Things is a nihilistic deconstruction of the bachelor party cliché, focusing on moral decay rather than progressive representation. The film replaces traditional buddy-comedy warmth with a cynical view of societal collapse and the abandonment of social contracts. While it offers a sharp critique of Western institutions and moral stability, it fails to include diverse identities meaningfully.

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Category Breakdown

Does Very Bad Things have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to a traditional sexual framework, focusing solely on heterosexual relationships and excluding non-cisgender identities.

How does Very Bad Things portray gender?

Minimal

The narrative presents a regressive gender hierarchy where women are primarily used as objects in transactional encounters, lacking independent roles.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Very Bad Things?

Limited

The cast is predominantly made up of white, middle-class individuals. A sex worker character is included but her cultural background remains unexplored.

How does Very Bad Things represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film critiques the nuclear family and moral frameworks through dark comedy, examining the breakdown of social responsibility and ethical standards.

Does Very Bad Things include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no significant representations of visible or invisible disabilities among the main characters.

Present on Screen

Challenges traditional buddy-comedy clichés by delving into systemic moral decay.
Provides a cynical, postmodern critique of the stability of Western social and legal frameworks.

Limited or Absent

Avoid using underrepresented characters as mere plot devices without exploring their identities.
Move beyond regressive gender hierarchies and the objectification of female characters.
Increase racial and ethnic diversity beyond a homogeneous, white, middle-class demographic.

Official Synopsis

Kyle Fisher has one last night to celebrate life as a single man before marrying Laura, so he sets out to Vegas with four of his best buddies. But a drug and alcohol filled night on the town with a stripper who goes all the way, turns into a cold night in the desert with shovels when the stripper goes all the way into a body bag after dying in their bathroom. And that's just the first of the bodies to pile up before Kyle can walk down the aisle...

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