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Actors: Michael Douglas, Audrey Landers
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about A Chorus Line |
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A group of dancers are auditioning for a Broadway musical, some dancers get cut, some don't until the director has about 20 people to choose the dancers he wants, and cuts it down to about 10 people. At the end they perform the dance they have been rehearsing off camera.
--Rita, Resident Scholar
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The movie basically shows you the process of an audition, yet with a twist. It shows the hardships, and perserverance of the people who try out. It shows that there is so much more than what one would expect.
--Crystal Alvarez, Resident Scholar
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Zach is a choreographer who is auditioning dancers for his new play. Zach's old flame Cassie comes back from California where she has just lost a job, hoping for a part in the play. The movie shows the dancers sharing their feelings and why they want this job.
--kaity loder, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of A Chorus Line |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Getting ahead in:
- entertainment world
Family, struggling with
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- performer or comedian
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Story of city/rural life?
- Big City
Culture of surrounding area:
- American Northeast
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) short/butch/lez
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Broadway musical
Is this movie based on a
- play
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