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Rivals
“Today's Story...He accepted the challenge of a hostile society...and triumphed!”
70%
Movie
1h 50m
AI Analysis
Rivals (1981) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Rivals (1981) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: After the death of his father, Adam moves (with his family) from their sheep farm in Wyoming to Los Angeles. Soon after arriving, Adam gets mixed up with Clyde, a mannerless bully who enjoys pulling pranks on Adam and putting him down for his rural image. Adam, in turn, gets back at Clyde on a number of occasions, a… Our models also surface themes such as family from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~110 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Rivals 70% (1 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
AI verdict
Rivals is a film worth prioritising when you want something with solid community ratings — our AI analysis flags it as a strong match for its genre and tone profile.
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TMDb audience score
70%
from 1 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
After the death of his father, Adam moves (with his family) from their sheep farm in Wyoming to Los Angeles. Soon after arriving, Adam gets mixed up with Clyde, a mannerless bully who enjoys pulling pranks on Adam and putting him down for his rural image. Adam, in turn, gets back at Clyde on a number of occasions, and the two soon become rivals. When Clyde starts taking a fancy to Adam's sister, and his girfriend starts hanging out with Adam, relations between the two rapidly come to a head.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1981-04-20
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- TMDB rating
- 7.0
- TMDB ID
- 355608
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What is Rivals about?
After the death of his father, Adam moves (with his family) from their sheep farm in Wyoming to Los Angeles. Soon after arriving, Adam gets mixed up with Clyde, a mannerless bully who enjoys pullin... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Rivals?
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How long is the movie Rivals?
The official runtime for Rivals is approximately 110 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Stewart Petersen
Adam Cummins
Philip Brown
Clyde 'Clutch' Turner
Dana Kimmell
Brook
Jeff Chamberlain
Sludge
- L
Lachelle Chamberlain
Alice Kay Cummins (as Lachelle Price)
Shannon Farnon
Carol Cummins
- J
Joel Kenney
Beaner (as Joel P. Kenney)
- A
Albert Lantieri
Stoney
Richard Cansino
Gimper
- L
Laurie Lea Schaefer
Ms. Pinkel
- J
Jack L. Clark
The Principal
- C
Connie Ann Hearn
Kate Cummins
- D
Dick Ryal
Funeral Director
- M
Michael Bair
Car Clubber 1
- K
Ken Martinez
Ignacio
Wyatt Knight
Car Clubber 2
- B
Barbara Baroe
Brook's Mother
- D
David Doremus
Chuck
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