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Actors: Paul Walker, Joshua Jackson
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Luke McNamara (Joshua Jackson), a Yale senior, wants to go onto attend the University's law school, but, as a "townie" on a scholarship, he doesn't have the money for tuition.
When the Skulls, the most secretive and powerful of the Yale secret societies, offers him membership, one of the many perks of which is paid tuition at any law school of his choice, he jumps at the chance.
As he is drawn into the world of the Skulls, Luke is "life-partnered" with Caleb Mandrake (Paul Walker), son of Judge Litten Mandrake (Craig T. Nelson), a powerful jurist in line for the Supreme Court.
When Luke's roommate (Hill Harper), who was doing an expose of the Skulls for the campus newspaper, turns up dead of an apparent suicide, Luke decides to dig deeper.
Discovering evidence of the Skulls' involvement in his friend's death, Luke finds himself manipulated by Judge Mandrake's life-partner, Senator Ames Levritt (William L. Petersen), and facing down the full force of the society's deadly power.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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This movie is about breaking up a secret society that's involved with murder.
--Lauren, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
The terrorist enemy is...
- cult
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- muscular (man)
- very skinny (woman)
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- dictator
- a lawyer creature
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- white
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Island?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- fort/military installation
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 1
- 2
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 ()
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Techno/disco
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