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Actors: Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Anita Ekberg, Ursula Andress, Victor Buono, Charles Bronson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Four for Texas |
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Joe Jarrett and Zack Thomas, both smooth-talking sharpshooters, come into conflict after they survive an attack by bandits, when Joe steals the $100,000 Zack was planning to use to buy a riverboat. Joe gives some of the money to the orphanage where he grew up, then heads for Galveston, where, as he says, every banker is a bigger crook than he is. One of them, the pompous Harvey Burden, arranged the stagecoach attack. He and the other businessmen of Galveston want to get rid of Zack, who lives a life of luxury on their money, waited on hand and foot by beautiful women. Too late Burden realizes the brutal bandit Matson is even more of a liability.
Joe creates a stir when he rolls into town in a fine carriage. Some local toughs, recognizing Joe from a Wanted poster, try to steal the money before he can bank it, but he wins the fight with the help of the burly carriage driver, Prince George, and a friendly stranger called Angel. Angel introduces Joe to Max, the owner of the riverboat Zack was interested in. The riverboat is beautiful but dilapidated, and Max owes money to Burden, who is threatening to foreclose. Joe and Max strike a deal; Joe will put up the money to turn the riverboat into a floating casino, and they will split the profits. Zack is incensed, and with Burden's support plans to sabotage the casino, preferably before it opens.
--Maureen Evans, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- casino crime
Criminal enemy is...
- thief/con-artist
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals stealing from other criminals
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- businessman, small
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- fat (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Desert?
Yes
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 ()
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- None
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