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Actors: Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Paula Prentiss
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Buddy Buddy |
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Jack Lemmon plays Victor, a man grieving the loss of his wife. He decides he wants to kill himself so he checks himself into a hotel. In the room next to him is a hit man, Trabucco (Matthau). Victor annoys Trabucco through a series of comic mishaps, but eventually they grow to be buddy buddy.
--Alex Emborsky, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Buddy Buddy |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Lot of humor, but significant serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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