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Actors: Jack Nicholson , Danny DeVito
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hoffa |
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I am basing my review of the movie 'Hoffa' on a man whom I had the greatest of respect for and who actually knew 'Uncle Jimmy' as a Coca-Cola truck driver, manager, and member of the teamster's local for Coca-Cola many years ago. He was my father-in-law John Walters. While he is now deceased, John was a man who always brought a smile to your face and told me exactly how the movie 'Hoffa', which we watched together, was a terrible portrayal of a man who really cared for his working brothers. According to John, Hoffa never swore,smoked, or drank and was actually a real gentleman around women. While he didn't know Hoffa in his younger years, he was one of his body guards when the Teamster President came to Bridgeport, Ct many years ago. We still have the picture of John and Jimmy with Jimmy signing John's shirt. Personally John said the Hoffa Nicholsen portrayed was nothing like the real man. It was Hollywood at it's worst, again tearing down the reputation of a basically good man to fit the image Hollywood wanted to sell. It would have been a good movie if it wasn't supposed to be true. But I guess that's Hollywood for you. If it isn't full of sex, violence, and in this case- out of character profanity- it just doesn't sell.
--Serge Mihaly, Resident Scholar
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This movie follows the life of Jimmy Hoffa. Going thorugh his life is one of his friends (Danny DeVito).This film goes into his life and shows one of the aspects of his strange disappearance.
--dino, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hoffa |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
- Mafia conflict
- one man's rise in a criminal organization
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, corrupt/bad
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
- Italian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Profession/status:
- govt employee
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
City?
Yes
City:
- dirty, grimy (like New York)
- Washington D.C.
- Chicago
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
- A huge amnt of foul language
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