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Serial (1980)

Serial poster
Directed by
Bill Persky
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Rated
R
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A family in a California suburb navigates changing social norms and fads in the 1970s. The story pokes fun at trendy lifestyles and relationships among their friends and neighbors.

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What happens

Serial is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Bill Persky. The screenplay, by Rich Eustis and Michael Elias, is drawn from the novel The Serial by Cyra McFadden, published in 1977. Produced by Sidney Beckerman, the film stars Martin Mull, Tuesday Weld, Sally Kellerman, Christopher Lee, Bill Macy, Peter Bonerz and Tom Smothers. The original music score was composed by Lalo Schifrin. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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