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Actors: Paul Newman, Pier Angeli, Everett Sloane, Sal Mineo, Eileen Heckart. Harold J. Stone.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) |
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After a stint in prison, a thug is drafted in the army. He goes AWOL and makes money by boxing under the name Rocky Graziano.
He's very successful, but the amry finds him, dishonorably discharges him and sentences him to a year in prison where he hones his boxing skills.
After prison, he resumes his successful boxing career. He marries and has a child.
He gets a title match, but he loses. He gets a contender's match before a championship rematch.
A man he met in prison threatens to expose his troubled past unless he takes a dive. He won't take a dive, so he fakes an injury.
He refuses to snitch to the New York boxing commission, so they revoke his license.
However, the Chicago commission allows him to fight.
He gets his championship rematch.
The champ pummels Rocky for five rounds. But, in the sixth round Rocky turns things around. He knocks the Champ out and becomes the new middleweight champion of the world.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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Brought up in the tough milieu of New York's East Side, Rocky Barbella (Paul Newman) spends his days in and out of reform schools and penitentiaries. A chance meeting with a fight manager (Everett Sloane) reveals his unusual capacity for boxing. He rises rapidly in the ring and wins the love of a young Jewish girl (Pier Angeli). However, his new-found success is threatened by an old prison acquaintance who wants Rocky to take a dive in an important fight... Based on the autobiography of Rocky Graziano.
--John Reid, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956) |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Kind of sports story:
- boxing
Sports story?
Yes
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- athlete
Training/apprentice story
Yes
Strong "rags to riches" component?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
- boxing
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 40%
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Setting
United States
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
Is this movie based on a
- book
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