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Actors: Ben Stiller, Aaron Shwartz, Tom McGowan, Jeffrey Tambor
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Heavyweights |
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A group of boys at a summer camp for overweight kids band together to fight their new instructor, a wild and unstable former fitness instructor, whom they eventually kidnap and place in an electrified cage. All work and no play encourages them to increase their confidence, and go out to beat the opposing 'skinny' camp in the final summer competition.
--Sara Embrey, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Heavyweights |
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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
- taking care of zany kids
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- coach/trainer
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
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
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
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