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Actors: Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, James MacArthur, Wally Cox
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Spencer's Mountain |
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Clay-boy Spencer has grown up on Spencer's Mountain, the eldest of nine children and promising young son of prominent mountain family. Poor but dignified, he and his family, as well as his teacher and the local minister, search for a way to make him the first of the family to attend college. Clay-boy learns about the world, grows up, falls in love, and finds a way to achieve his dreams.
--dms, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Spencer's Mountain |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Poverty story?
Yes
Poverty plotlets:
- pioneering in countryside
- coping with poverty (general)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- spiritual
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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