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Actors: Peter Ustinov, Pamela Tiffin, Jonathan Winters, John Astin
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Viva Max! |
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Mexican army general Maximilian Rodrigues de Santos (Ustinov) is a buffoon. Even his girlfriend tells him his men wouldn't follow him into a house of ill repute. Stung, he decides to perform a great act of heroism: He'll retake the Alamo for Mexico! And with his ragtag crew, he does. This annoys the Texans greatly, and the Texas National Guard is called out. Retaking the Alamo should be an easy job, since the Mexicans left all their ammunition at home, but the State Department insists on no bloodshed, so the Americans show up with unloaded weapons too! Winters plays General Billy Joe Hallson, and Astin is Max's (semi-)level-headed aide, Sergeant Valdez. This good-natured and silly 1969 family film has a witty sense of history, and the supporting cast features plenty of "oh yeah" comic actors, including Keenan Wynn, Harry Morgan, Alice Ghostley, and Kenneth Mars. Based on a novel by Jim Lehrer, anchor of the Public Broadcasting television news show, which he wrote in his early 30s.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Viva Max! |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
If a parody... of
- westerns
Kind of comedy
- adults acting eccentric
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- deluded
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Dumb?
Yes
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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