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Actors: Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon, Gary Oldman, Embeth Davidtz, William H. Macy
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Murder in the First |
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Henri Young (Bacon) is a petty criminal sent to Alcatraz in the 1930s. When he commits an infraction, he is put in solitary confinement. The maximum stay for this confinement is supposed to be relatively brief, but Young spends years alone, cold and in complete darkness, precipitating dementia, leaving him near madness. When he commits murder, it's up to James Stamphill (Slater), a young attorney, to piece together Young's life story and prevent the system from exacting the death penalty against his client.
--ldpaulson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Murder in the First |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- abuse in prison story
Escape/Rescue?
- escape/rescue from prison/confinement
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest and Buttocks
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Retarded
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- San Francisco
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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