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Homebodies is a 1974 black comedy directed by Larry Yust. Its story follows elderly residents of a house threatened with demolition, who organize increasingly violent resistance when developers seek to remove them from their home. The film combines social criticism of redevelopment and displacement with dark humor, and its ensemble of older characters gives the conflict a collective, residential focus rather than a conventional individual hero.
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What is the plot of Homebodies?
Homebodies follows elderly residents whose house is threatened with demolition. They organize increasingly violent resistance when developers try to remove them from their home.
When was Homebodies made?
Homebodies is a 1974 black comedy directed by Larry Yust. Its humor is built around a serious conflict involving redevelopment and displacement.
What social issue does Homebodies address?
The film criticizes redevelopment that pushes elderly residents out of their homes. It turns that social conflict into a darkly comic story of organized resistance.
Is Homebodies a straight drama or a comedy?
It is described as a black comedy, so its serious subject is presented through dark humor and increasingly extreme behavior. The threatened demolition gives the comedy its central social tension.
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