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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Catalina Caper |
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Don Pringle (Kirk) has come to Catalina for some fun in the sun. Instead, he finds out about a stolen scroll and becomes mixed up in all the action, as well as falling in love with a beautiful girl of indeterminable nationality.
--Katie Malone, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Catalina Caper |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Technology/treasure/info search
Yes
involving:
- valuable art
Water adventure?
Yes
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- very tight clothes
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Eastern European
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Greek
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Water?
Yes
Water:
- pleasure/love boat
- swimming on
- scuba under
Island?
Yes
Island:
- on vacation
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- knives
Any profanity?
- None
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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