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Actors: Christopher Guest, Eugene Levy
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Mighty Wind
The Mighty Wind is a Christopher Guest mockumentary of folk muscians. Various 60's era folk singers reunite in honor of a "legendary" figure in the folk music industry. Eugene Levy and Catherine O'Hara play a former folk duo who reunite for this concert.
--Wendy Elizabeth Salomon, Resident Scholar



Analysis of The Mighty Wind
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Plot
Comedy, primarily Yes
Time/era of movie: - present (2000-2010)
If a parody... of - documentaries
How much humor v. drama - Nearly all humor

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
Hair color? - white
Hair type - (man) short/standard wavey
Body type - (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor? - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Female
Hair color - brunette (Brown)
Hair style - (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
How much in movie? - 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - general circumstances
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - musician
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - 20%

Setting
United States Yes
Misc setting - theater

Style
Movie makes you feel... - encouraged
If lots of song/dance... - lot of singing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Folk music
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