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Actors: Halle Berry, Martin Landau, Natalie Desselle, and Ian Richardson
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about B.A.P.S. (Black American Princesses) |
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A story of rags to riches, B.A.P.S. is an inspiring comedy about two spunky ghetto girls from Atlanta looking for a better life than their two cheap boyfriends can provide. While attending a rehearsal for a video, they meet a con artist who asks Nesi (Halle Berry) to pretend to be the granddaughter of a dying millionaire (Martin Landau). Despite their the deception, the two girls bring life and fun to the last days of the millionaire.
--Sincerae Smith, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of B.A.P.S. (Black American Princesses) |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- rags to riches
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- waitor/waitress
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- wild
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing and dancing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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