# Loverboy (1989)

> A financially stranded college student turns pizza delivery into a secret companionship business and discovers that emotional attentiveness matters more than sexual charm.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10449

## Facts

- Runtime: 99 min
- Genres: Comedy, Romance
- Director: Joan Micklin Silver
- Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson, Robert Ginty, Nancy Valen, Dylan Walsh, Barbara Carrera, Bernie Coulson, Ray Girardin
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097790/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: none
- Mood: bubbly, witty, slapstick, nostalgic movie night, lazy weekend

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