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Sci-Fi/Fantasy Comedy & Personal Dramas Action Dramas
Actors: Kiefer Sutherland, Robert Downey Jr.
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about 1969
It's 1969 and the Viet Nam conflict is in full swing. Scott and Ralph (Sutherland and Downey) are college freshmen and fast friends. When they arrive home from college, they find their hometown divided, polarized about the war. Both young men want no part of the war, especially Scott, whose brother has just shipped out. When Ralph flunks out of college, the (melo)drama escalates. Each must decide whether they can continue to be true to their ideals.
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Plot
Time/era of movie: - 1960's-1970's
War impact on civilians/veterans Yes
Kind of conflict: - war, Vietnam

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)
Events of movie makes character more... - sad
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - blonde
Body type - (man) average build
How much in movie? - 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - general circumstances

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
Small town? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel... - challenged
Any profanity? - Some foul language
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