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Actors: Denis Leary, Kevin Spacey, Judy Davis
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Ref
Denis Leary stars as GUS, who robs the richest guy in a suburb of connecticut. Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis are having married problems, big ones! Gus hijacks the family for a temporary safe haven.

He has to be THE REF, when the family comes over for Xmas dinner....this outrageously funny comedy will keep you laughing till the end.

--Greg Howell, Resident Scholar


Analysis of The Ref
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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy - dysfunctional family

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - criminal
Age: - 40's-50's
Hair color? - red
Hair type - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - (man) average
Events of movie makes character more... - sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - a fight for survival

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Movie makes you feel... - very happy
Any profanity? - A huge amnt of foul language
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