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Actors: Jane Fonda, George Segal
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Fun With Dick and Jane |
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Dick's a successful areospace engineer and Jane is his stay-at-home wife. They have a son, Billy, and a dog, Spot and live in a nice middle class neighborhood. Things are going great, they're putting in a pool, things couldn't be better. Then out of the blue Dick gets fired. Soon the bills start piling up, the pool guys walk, the landscaping guys repo the front yard, and Dick and Jane realize they're not going to make it. After Jane's failed attempt to get a job (the only two jobs she's qualified for are secretary and prostitute, though Dick avers she's not qualified to be a secretary), they're forced to go on welfare. Things get worse when Dick is busted by the welfare office for not reporting a job as a stand-in at the opera and is denied welfare. Then Dick goes over the edge- he's decided to rob a grocery store. Jane knows he'll probably kill himself so she insists on accompanying him on the job. Their life of petty crime begins when they successfully knock over an x-rated motel. The more places they rob, the better Dick and Jane get. Soon they're knocking over the phone company, tv evangelists, record stores, and stealing cars. Before long, they're back to their old comfortable white collar life styles, the pool's finished, all their bills are paid, and life is good. Then, when invited to attend a formal party at Dick's old company, they decide to clean out the boss' safe. A funny, ofter overlooked movie.
--sayruh, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Fun With Dick and Jane |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- engineer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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