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Actors: Christopher Walken, Sean Penn, Mary Stuart Masterson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about At Close Range |
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Written by Nicholas Kazan, Elia Kazan's son, AT CLOSE RANGE is a film directed by James Foley in 1986.
Brad Jr. (Sean Penn) is a teen living with his brother and his mother in a small Pennsylvania town. When his father Brad Sr. (Christopher Walken) makes an appearance at home one day, he seems to have money and drives fast sports cars. Walken introduces Sean to the rest of the family, a team of no-good thieves who are operating at night in the state. Sean and his homeboys start to commit petty thefts in order to impress Walken. When Sean is arrested by the police, Walken, fearing that his son may talk to the F.B.I., threatens and rapes Sean's girlfriend. It's too much for Sean who denounces his father's gang to the authorities.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Brad Whitewood, Jr. (Sean Penn) and his younger brother (Chris Penn) hook up with their father. Their father (Christopher Walken) is the head of a gang of thieves, and teaches them the tricks of the trade. Brad makes a mistake, in his father's eyes, by telling his girlfriend (Mary Stuart Masterson) what his new career is. Their father goes to great lengths to make sure no one turns him in for his crimes.
--Amy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- committing crimes
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- criminal
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- blonde
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) very skinny
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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