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Summer Movies: Small Gems and a Wave of Comedies

The summer movie season is getting underway, featuring Superman and wars of the future. But the big money may be in comedies that are not either light romance or family fare. Comedies are inexpensive to make and enormously profitable, and it turns out that films aimed at rowdy teenagers also appeal to adult men, women and audiences overseas.

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

The summer movie season is getting underway, featuring Superman and wars of the future. But the big money may be in comedies that are not either light romance or family fare. Comedies are inexpensive to make and enormously profitable, and it turns out that films aimed at rowdy teenagers also appeal to adult men, women and audiences overseas. That's according to Rachel Dodes, film features writer for the Wall Street Journal.

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Sonya Geis

    Senior Managing Editor

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Rachel Dodes

    Wall Street Journal

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