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Actors: John Hurt, Terence Stamp, Tim Roth, Laura Del Sol, Fernando Rey
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Hit (1984) |
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THE HIT is a movie directed by Stephen Frears in 1984.
Ten years ago, Terence Stamp has made a deal with the british police. He gave the name of his criminal partners in exchange for liberty. Now, he's in Spain and is still waiting for his old pals to reappear. One day, John Hurt and Tim Roth, two hitmen, kidnap him. So begins a long journey by car through Spain. But nothing seems to happen in the right way. They're soon obliged to take with them Laura del Sol, a young prostitute, and Terence Stamp delivers philosophical thoughts instead of being scared. Furthermore the spanish police is coming nearer and Tim Roth doesn't understand the sudden changes of mind of John Hurt.
Masterpiece.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Hit (1984) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal becomes sensitive
- catching/stopping killer
- criminal kidnappers
If this is a criminal POV story...
- bad criminals on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- very skinny (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- prostitute/concubine
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- ample chest and buttocks (woman)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinoa
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Spain
- England/UK
Desert?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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