Film

Renaissance Man 1994

Directed by Penny Marshall

  • Comedy, Drama
  • 128 min
  • PG-13

One man's mission to teach the few, the proud... The impossible!

An advertising man is slowly sliding downhill. When he is fired from his job in Detroit, he signs up for unemployment. One day they find him a job: teaching thinking skills to Army recruits. He arrives on base to find that there is no structure set up for the class.

ComedyDramavietnam veterancommercialadvertising expertsoldierunemploymentwoman directorteachers and students

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Classical in form, contemporary, effortless and spare.

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  • contemporarynostalgic
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  • sparerichly built
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