Review Summary and Plot Commentary about White Men Can't Jump
When a street hustler (Snipes) recruits a white guy (Harrelson) for an outdoor basketball tournament, the hustler's friends laugh. They tell him that "White men can't jump." But Harrelson surprises them one day by actually going above the rim and dunking the ball (and even hanging on the rim for some added effect!). Rosie Perez is Harrelson's live-in girlfriend. This is a hilarious basketball movie that generates a thousand laughs a minute!
--Teddy, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of White Men Can't Jump
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of sports story:
- basketball
Sports story?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- dangerous
- rude people
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- sports arena
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Rap/hip-hop
