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Actors: Wesley Snipes, Alan Alda
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Murder at 1600 |
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A woman is found murdered at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (a.k.a.The White House). Homicide cop Harlan Regis (Snipes) is assigned to investigate the case. He is aided by a reluctant and up tight Secret Service agent, named Nina Chance (Lane). This movie is jam-packed with thrills at every turn- suspects, cover-ups, covert agents and an overseas crisis that threatens to blow wide open at any moment.
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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A young intern is murdered at the White House. Who did it? Wesley Snipes is a Washington D.C. cop assigned to the case. He is assisted by Agent Chance, played by Diane Lane. Even the president and his son are suspects. But soon they discover that important evidence is being denied them by the Secret Service. What are they trying to cover up?
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Murder at 1600 |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Challenging
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Legal/Political Thriller?
Yes
Political Plotlets:
- power struggle between good/bad govt factions
- preventing leader from being blackmailed
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 50%
- 80%
Murders of set profession?
- politicians
- criminals
Misc. Plotlets
- victim dies just after sex
Special suspect?
- lover
Kind of mystery?
- police procedural
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- politicians
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard wavy (man)
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- average (man)
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- An "It".
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- 2
- 3-4
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 4 (a fair amount)
Kind of violence:
- land battles
- mission to rescue
- guns
- knives
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
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