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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Beniker Gang |
Five orphans (four boys and a girl) have become a family at the orphanage where they grew up. Fearful of being separated, they run away to find their own home. The eldest (McCarthy) is a successful newspaper advice columnist. The kids try to fit in at their new school, and stay out of the way of the authorities.
--Steph, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Beniker Gang |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- general coming of age story
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- brother
Parent(s) gone?
- Orphan story
Age group
- trouble in grade school
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a kid
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (woman) long straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Any profanity?
- None
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
Is this movie based on a
- book
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