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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 66.0 / 100
1984·Comedy / Romance·1h 30m

THE LONELY GUY

“Meet Larry Hubbard …lonely guy”

A writer for a greeting card company learns the true meaning of loneliness when he comes home to find his girlfriend in bed with another man.

Above the Line
Arthur Hiller·DirectorEd. Weinberger·ScreenplayStan Daniels·ScreenplayVictor J. Kemper·Director of PhotographyJerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerRaja Gosnell·Editor
Cast
Steve Martin·LarryCharles Grodin·WarrenJudith Ivey·IrisSteve Lawrence·JackRobyn Douglass·DanielleMerv Griffin·HimselfJoyce Brothers·HerselfCandi Brough·Schneider TwinRandi Brough·Schneider TwinJulie Payne·Rental Agent
Full Crew
(30 credits)
Directing· 4
Arthur Hiller·DirectorJack Roe·First Assistant DirectorAlan B. Curtiss·Second Assistant DirectorBetty Chaplin·Script Supervisor
Writing· 4
Ed. Weinberger·ScreenplayStan Daniels·ScreenplayBruce Jay Friedman·NovelNeil Simon·Adaptation
Camera· 1
Victor J. Kemper·Director of Photography
Editing· 2
Raja Gosnell·EditorWilliam Reynolds·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Jerry Goldsmith·Original Music ComposerLarry Jost·Sound MixerRobert L. Hoyt·Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Art & Design· 6
James Dowell Vance·Production DesignBetsy Cox·Costume DesignLinda DeScenna·Set DecorationDel Armstrong·Makeup ArtistBron Roylance·Makeup ArtistSidney H. Greenwood·Property Master
Production· 8
Arthur Hiller·ProducerWilliam E. McEuen·Executive ProducerToni Howard·CastingLynn Stalmaster·CastingJudy Gordon·Associate ProducerC.O. Erickson·Co-Executive ProducerC.O. Erickson·Unit Production ManagerDorothy Wilde·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 2
Judith A. Cory·HairstylistAlbert Whitlock·Visual Effects
By the Numbers
66.0
OF 100
Master Score
6.2
OF 10
IMDb
48%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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Poster DNA

THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind The Lonely Guy's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#B0D4F0
#806040
#FFFFFF
Mood
Lighthearted, Comedic
Composition
Layered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A man with gray hair and a dog are riding a blue tandem bicycle on a white path. The man is wearing a brown sweater and brown pants, with the black and white do”

comedyromance
Key Elements
Tandem BicycleDogRed Heart Graphic
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Bright
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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