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Actors: Bryan Brown, Toni Collette, John Goodman, Sam Neill, Sam Worthington
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Dirty Deeds |
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It's the late 1960s and Barry Ryan (Brown) is the king of slots. He's got a cop (Neill) in his pocket and a nephew (Worthington) freshly back from military service in Vietnam to train in the running of his business affairs. He's got a beautiful wife (Collette) at home and plenty of action on the side. Ryan is at war with a rival and is facing a new threat – organized crime bosses from the United States who want a piece of it. They have sent over their emissary (Tony) to discuss a partnership. He is out to protect what he has.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Dirty Deeds |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- casino crime
Criminal enemy is...
- Mafia conflict
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals stealing from other criminals
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard curly (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- cynical
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- fat (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Australian
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing nude female butt
- seeing nude male butt
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to destroy something
- mission to protect something
- mental battles
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- crushed
- perforation--bullets
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Classic/oldies rock
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