Multiplicity story
The film is about a man able to duplicate himself by machine, each duplicate developing a different personality, causing problems. It was based on Chris Miller's short story 'Multiplicity', published in National Lampoon magazine, Spring 1993.
21 total · 9 major · 12 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| a person and their clone | major | The story made much of Doug Kinney interacting with his three clones, each developing its own distinct personality, that were living in a small suite on his property. |
| family affairs | major | The viewer is shown what life might be like for a husband and wife who are trying to balance working with raising two kids. |
| family dispute | major | There was an ongoing tension between Doug and his wife, Laura, over her returning to her career as a real estate agent. |
| human cloning | major | The film is premised on the overworked construction worker Doug Kinney having three clones, each developing its own distinct personality, to help him balance his work and family life. |
| husband and wife | major | The story follows the Doug and Laura Kinney and their ups and downs. |
| keeping secrets | major | Doug went to elaborate lengths to hide his three clones from his wife, Laura. |
| romantic love | major | Doug and Laura were in a loving marriage. |
| work-life balance | major | The film explores Doug's, and to a lesser extent his wife Laura's, struggles to balance a bust work life with the demands that come with raising two kids. |
| workaholism | major | One of the Doug clones was obsessed with his work at the construction company. |
| coping with having a bad day | minor | The film opens with Doug having the worst of all days at his construction job, only to be followed by trouble on the home front. |