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B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 62.7 / 100
1986·Comedy / Romance·1h 46m

SWEET LIBERTY

“Michael Burgess wrote a book about the American Revolution. Now, Hollywood's come to his town to make a movie of it -- Plunging him into a summer of madness.”

Michael Burgess is an academic who has written a scholarly book on the American Revolution which Hollywood has bought the film rights to. The arrival of the film crew seriously disrupts him as actors want to change their characters, directors want to re-stage battles, and he becomes infatuated with Faith who will play the female lead in the movie. At the same time, he is fighting with his crazy mother who thinks the Devil lives in her kitchen, and his girlfriend who is talking about commitment.

Above the Line
Alan Alda·DirectorAlan Alda·WriterFrank Tidy·Director of PhotographyBruce Broughton·Original Music ComposerMichael Economou·Editor
Cast
Alan Alda·Michael BurgessMichael Caine·Elliott JamesMichelle Pfeiffer·Faith HealyBob Hoskins·Stanley GouldLise Hilboldt·Gretchen CarlsenLillian Gish·Cecelia BurgessSaul Rubinek·Bo HodgesLois Chiles·LeslieLinda Thorson·Grace JamesLeo Burmester·Hank
Full Crew
(24 credits)
Directing· 1
Alan Alda·Director
Writing· 1
Alan Alda·Writer
Camera· 1
Frank Tidy·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Michael Economou·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Bruce Broughton·Original Music ComposerIan MacGregor-Scott·Sound Editor
Art & Design· 7
Ben Edwards·Production DesignChristopher Nowak·Art DirectionJane Greenwood·Costume DesignWilliam Durnin Sr.·Set DecorationAlan Hicks·Set DecorationFern Buchner·Makeup ArtistIrving Buchman·Makeup Artist
Production· 6
Louis A. Stroller·Executive ProducerMartin Bregman·ProducerMichael Economou·Associate ProducerJudith Stevens·Associate ProducerMary Colquhoun·CastingKate Guinzburg·Production Coordinator
Other Departments· 5
Bob Grimaldi·HairstylistAnthony Cortino·HairstylistChuck Picerni Jr.·StuntsHenry Kingi·StuntsErik Cord·Stunts
By the Numbers
62.7
OF 100
Master Score
5.8
OF 10
IMDb
76%
CRITICS
Rotten Tomatoes
—
Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Sweet Liberty's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#FFFFFF
#000080
#800000
Mood
Playful, Whimsical
Composition
Centered
Era
1980s
Visual Style
Photographic

“A movie poster for 'Sweet Liberty' features a man in a colonial-era costume balancing on a red motorcycle, holding a black tricorn hat in his raised left hand. ”

comedy
Key Elements
MotorcycleTricorn HatBellLegs
Atmosphere
Bright
Color Mood
Mixed
Setting
Abstract
Design Score
7/10
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