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Actors: Nathan Lane, Lee Evans
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mouse Hunt |
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The Smuntz brothers inheireted a run down string factory from their father. Also they found an asset. An old house that they disagree on what to do with. A single piece of old string runs through the movie as a reminder of the legacy their father left them. Their father was a poor immagrant that came to this country with not much more than the clothes on his back and a dream concerning string. He wanted to make it in the string business and he did so. From the one piece of string he built an empire of such to leave to his two sons. And an old portrait of himself.
The Smuntz brothers were both determined to each have their own way. One wanted to keep the house and the string factory to honor the fathers memory and hard work and the other was more interested in selling everything and taking the money. The mouse enters. The antics of the mouse are hillarious as he outsmarts the brothers at every turn. The scene at the auction of the house is the great climax for the brothers when one brother has lied to the other about the outcome.
The mouse leaves them a gift that helps the brothers come to an agreement and the legacy lives on. The string proves to be more than just a piece of memory, it also holds the key to their future. A funny kid friendly, adult friendly movie that everyone should relate to.
--Paula D. Booher, Resident Scholar
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The Smuntz brothers inherit their late father's string factory and house. Both being unemployed, they move in. Inside there is a mouse that causes them a lot of trouble.It all works out in the end because they turn the aging string factory into a string cheese factory and they all live happily ever after.
--kaity loder, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mouse Hunt |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- rodent family
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, saving a faltering
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
- unemployed
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
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 wavey
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 80%
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- animal
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- another color
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- explicit references to torture
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 5-10
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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