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Actors: James Belushi, Tony Goldwyn, Lorraine Bracco, William Russ
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Traces of Red |
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Jack Dobson (Belushi) and his partner Steve Frayn (Goldwyn) are Palm Beach detectives who are investigating a case of multiple murders, all involving women who can be linked to Jack in some way- one was an old girlfriend, another a one-night stand and another a waitress who worked at a bar he often frequented. They have no leads but numerous suspects. The killer taunts the police with anonymous letters about where he will strike again. Suspicion is cast on Steve when it is discovered that he had an affair with Jack's ex, Ellen Schofield (Bracco) shortly before she turned up dead. Steve swears to his partner that he did not kill her and suddenly the investigation shifts in another direction and Jack is at the center of suspicion. When he gets shot by Steve, everyone except his fellow cops believe Jack is dead and that he was the real murderer. He is not, it is just a clever set up engineered by the partners to catch the real killer, Jack's brother Michael (Russ). The plan works brilliantly.
--Patti Illsley, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Traces of Red |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Special suspect?
- investigator him/herself
Kind of mystery?
- police procedural
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
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...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
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 wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
Unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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