Actors: Jim Brown, George Kennedy, Fredric March, Don Stroud, Clifton James
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Tick...Tick...Tick...
...TICK...TICK...TICK is a movie directed by Ralph Nelson in 1969.
In this small town of the deep south of the U.S.A., a new sheriff has just been elected. Jim Brown is black and he knows that it will be a tough job for him in a county where racism is still present everywhere. George Kennedy, the former sheriff will help him winning recognition when Brown must arrest a white youngster responsible of a deadly car accident. Whites and blacks will then unite to defend the town against the racist friends of the prisoner.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
Click above for the new Obama Girl Parody video!
Analysis of Tick...Tick...Tick...
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- lawmen
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Story of city/rural life?
- Small Town
Culture of surrounding area:
- American South
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- bar
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
