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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 3

Its director stated on the record that "some people age very gracefully and have a great time getting older and others have a hard time with it and become resentful and angry and the like, I always t…" 1. Its narrative-universality assessment registers 8 of 10 2. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 9 of 100 3. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Black 4.

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    Creator statementdirector: "Some people age very gracefully and have a great time getting older and others have a hard time with it and become resentful and angry and the like. I always thought that those themes were very relat…"Salon.com, May 2022 source ↗
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    Narrative universalityNarrative universality 8 of 10; identity centrality incidental.WhatSphere content assessment. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 9 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1. Narrative universality 8/10 -> advocacy signal 22
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 66, Black 34.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women61
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Mainstream

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
46
Young Women
61
Older Men
39
Older Women
54
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Audience Representation

White
66
Black
34
Hispanic
62
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

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Advocacy

Advocacy9
Entertainment

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Synopsis

In 1979, a group of young filmmakers set out to make an adult film in rural Texas, but when their reclusive, elderly hosts catch them in the act, the cast find themselves fighting for their lives.

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Advocacy Over Time in Horror

The average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Horror titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
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197062
197214
197333
197542
197602
197732
197805
1979104
198043
198114
198204
198402
198532
198703
198822
199002
199202
199523
199632
199726
199802
199915
200015
200109
200218
200345
2004210
200529
200639
200717
200825
201053
201683
2017142
2018122
201963
2020263
20221210
202385
2024129
2025218
2026426
This title (2022)91

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Cast & Crew

John Lott (director) · Benjamin Bamford (director)