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• n  a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

• That might register only as more grousing from the artistic Left, if the movie weren't so wildly and encyclopedically entertaining a sendup and evocation of spy movies, with .

• parody
• lampoon
• spoof
• mockery
• takeoff
• burlesque
• travesty
• charade
• pasquinade
• put-on

News & Articles

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• The World's End: Film Review
  This latest genre sendup from Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg also stars Nick Frost, Paddy Considine and Martin Freeman. read more
  July 9, 2013 - The Hollywood Reporter
• Freeport Players present ‘The 39 Steps’
  FREEPORT — Freeport Players will present “The 39 Steps” July 19 through Aug. 4 at Freeport Performing Arts Center. Four actors play dozens of characters in this fast-paced comedic sendup and homage to thrillers and film noire, based on the classic Hitchcock film of the same name. read more
  July 5, 2013 - The Times Record