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Actors: Gary Busey, Corey Haim
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Silver Bullet |
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Based on Stephen King's novelette "Cycle Of The Werewolf", this movie is about a wheel chair bound boy named Marty Coslaw (Corey Haim) and how he battles to rid his town of a werewolf.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Silver Bullet |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 40%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- fantasy story on present day Earth
Horror film?
Yes
Kind of Horror Story
- werewolf teething
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- blonde
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- religious figure
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- super strength
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity
- White
Physical condition
- average physique
Setting
Forests?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Tone of movie
- upbeat
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Kinds of F/X
- Things that change shape/morph
- nasty human transformations
Is this movie based on a
- book
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