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The Roly Poly Man
“A comedy of questionable taste”
75%
Movie
1h 34m
AI Analysis
The Roly Poly Man (1994) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Roly Poly Man (1994) — a movie tagged as Comedy, Crime, and Mystery with funny and tense moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad suits, and he's convinced there's more to an incident he caught on tape, where a man seemed about to murder his mistress with an axe. Delving deeper, the film enters some seldom-trodden territory as it slips easily i… Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night, solo focused viewing, and casual background watching. Expect steady storytelling (~94 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Roly Poly Man 75% (2 votes) — strong audience scores for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
75%
from 2 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad suits, and he's convinced there's more to an incident he caught on tape, where a man seemed about to murder his mistress with an axe. Delving deeper, the film enters some seldom-trodden territory as it slips easily into horror and sci-fi, while still maintaining the hilarious dialogue
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1994-12-01
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- TMDB rating
- 7.5
- TMDB ID
- 41942
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What is The Roly Poly Man about?
Private detective Dirk Trent, a collector of cigarette butts, a "smooth" ladies man, a wearer of bad suits, and he's convinced there's more to an incident he caught on tape, where a man seemed abou... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Roly Poly Man?
The official runtime for The Roly Poly Man is approximately 94 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Paul Chubb
Dirk Trent

Deborah Kennedy
Chantal

Susan Lyons
Sandra Burnett
- L
Les Foxcroft
Mickey

Zoe Bertram
Laurel Trent

Frank Whitten
Dr. Henderson
- P
Peter Braunstein
Det. Tom Mckenzie

John Batchelor
Axel

Rowan Woods
Prof. Wauchop

Jane Harders
Jane Lewis

Valerie Bader
Motel Manager

Sarah Lambert
Vicki Lane
- J
Jim Pike
Tony

Roy Billing
Sidebottom
- B
Barbara Stephens
Nun

Bruce Venables
Security Guard
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