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The Onion Movie
Comedy
Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.
View on IMDbAppeals to viewers who enjoy rapid-fire news parody, deadpan absurdity, and aggressively irreverent satire of American media and social conventions.
- Tone
- satirical, darkly comic, playful
- Payoff
- amusement, reflection
- Pacing
- brisk
- Intensity
- moderate
- Structure
- episodic
- Themes
- media sensationalism, societal hypocrisy, consumer culture, political absurdity
- Setting
- contemporary, television newsroom and media-saturated America
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