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Actors: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean, Bruce Willis
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Billy Bathgate |
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Loren Dean stars as Billy Bathgate, a teenager who ends up the protege of aging gangster Dutch Schultz (Hoffman) in 1935. Schultz feels he can trust a newcomer more than some of his longtime associates. Nicole Kidman stars as Bathgate's flighty lover and shines in one of her first big roles.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Billy Bathgate |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals killing each other
- Mafia conflict
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
- seeing full frontal--women
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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