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Dangerous Curves

Name: Dangerous Curves
Director: David Lewis
Released: 1988
Duration: 93 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1988

Director

David Lewis

Runtime

93 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Dangerous Curves is a product of its era, using a pursuit-based comedic structure that relies on genre clichés over identity-driven exploration. The narrative focuses on a male-centric quest for material success and professional advancement. The film lacks meaningful representation across most diversity categories. It relies on traditional social hierarchies and Western-centric values, offering little in the way of challenging these norms. Ultimately, the film functions as a standard 1980s comedy. It lacks documented evidence of intentional efforts to include diverse racial, gendered, or LGBTQ+ identities.

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Category Breakdown

Does Dangerous Curves have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-cisgender identities. It follows a conventional comedic framework that assumes everyone is straight and cisgender.

How does Dangerous Curves portray gender?

Fair

The story centers on a male protagonist and his male friend. Female characters appear in a beauty pageant, but they likely function within traditional clichés of aesthetic competition.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Dangerous Curves?

Limited

There is no information regarding the racial composition of the cast. The film does not show intentional racial diversity or the disruption of Anglo-Saxon-centric casting norms.

How does Dangerous Curves represent religion and culture?

Limited

The plot reinforces traditional Western aspirations and material success through a capitalist pursuit. It aligns with conventional mid-to-late 20th-century comedic values without critiquing Western institutions.

Does Dangerous Curves include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no evidence of characters with visible or invisible disabilities within the narrative.

Present on Screen

The inclusion of a beauty pageant introduces female characters into the central plot.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks LGBTQ+ representation and non-cisgender identities.
The narrative centers on male protagonists, potentially sidelining women's ability to drive the story.
There is no evidence of racial diversity or intentional casting variety.
The story reinforces traditional Western capitalist aspirations without critique.

Official Synopsis

A college graduate is offered a deal of a lifetime - deliver a Porsche for a client and join the company of your dreams in return. When the car gets stolen, he and his friend must go to a beauty pageant run by the thief to get it back.

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