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Actors: Martin Lawrence, Danny DeVito
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about What's the Worst That Could Happen? |
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During a scuffle with homeowner Max Fairbanks (played by Danny DeVito), burglar Kevin Caffery (played by Martin Lawrence) loses the diamond engagement ring he has brought for his girlfriend to Fairbanks. Escaping through a window in the police car following his arrest, Caffery is free but still faces the wrath of his girlfriend who thinks he has given up crime.
Fairbanks is a wealthy, but unethical, businessman who has his own problems with the law in terms of his creditors and the IRS. Using this knowledge to his advantage, Caffery sets out to ruin Fairbanks while Fairbanks uses every resource at his disposal to crush Caffery.
--Vadim Akhanov, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of What's the Worst That Could Happen? |
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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
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals stealing from other criminals
- chasing money/treasure
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- Boston
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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