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Actors: Al Pacino, Sean Penn, Penelope Ann Miller, Luis Guzmán, James Rebhorn, John Leguizamo, Viggo Mortensen
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Carlito's Way |
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Carlito, a reformed drug dealer tries to stay straight after getting out of prison. Trying hard to be legit,he gets caught up in a deal gone wrong. He plans to runaway with his one time girlfriend to escape all of those trying to kill him. LIttle does he know he's in for the fight of his life.
--brown rob, Resident Scholar
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This is a tragic story of a gangster (hitman, drug dealer) released from prison on a technicality, who is determined to turn his back on crime.
His one dream is to retire to the Bahamas with his girlfriend and rent cars much to the chagrin of his former criminal associates.
--Garry White, Resident Scholar
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CARLITO'S WAY is a movie directed by Brian de Palma in 1993.
NYC, 1975. Al -Carlito Brigante- Pacino, a puerto rican ex-heroin big shot has just been released from prison. He should have served 30 years but thanks to his lawyer Sean Penn, he could get out after a 5 years term.
Pacino has decided to retire from the drug dealing business and just needs $75,000 in order to begin a new life in the Bahamas in the company of his girl-friend Gail. He runs a club partly owned by Sean Penn and tries not to get involved in any criminal business. But Sean Penn asks him for help and protection when the italian mob wants the jewish lawyer dead for having stolen money from a capo.
In 5 years, the barrio has changed. Will Pacino be able to survive when even his blood brothers don't respect their words anymore ?
Masterpiece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Carlito's Way |
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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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal becomes sensitive
- bodyguarding VIP
Criminal enemy is...
- Mafia conflict
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- dangerous
- rude people
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
Kind of violence:
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Is this movie based on a
- book
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