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Actors: Matthew Modine, Melanie Giffith, Michael Keaton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pacific Heights |
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Patty Palmer(Griffith) and Drake Goodman(Modine) are a young couple who buy a sprawling house on the San Francisco neighbourhood of Pacific Heights, but have to rent out a couple of portions, to make their payments. They find a seemingly perfect tenant in the suave Carter Hayes (Keaton), who impresses them with a wad of greenbacks and moves in immediately. Problem is, that Hayes is a known scamster and is well versed with loopholes in tenancy laws. He does not want to pay his rent and when he is asked to move out, he begins to execute a sinister plan.
He starts his own construction inside the house, breeds roaches, entertains shady characters and uses every other trick in the book - even inciting Drake to brutally beat him up - in order to to turn circumstances in his favor and get the young couple to forego the property for a paltry amount.
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| Analysis of Pacific Heights |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- Thief/Con Artist POV story
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- (woman) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Movie makes you feel...
- in awe
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