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Actors: Burt Reynolds, Bruce Dern
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Hard Ground |
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A group of prisoners escape from a prison wagon and go on a killing and robbing spree. Unable to gather a posse, the marshall is forced to enlist the help of another killer, his brother-in-law, whom he arested 10 years ago. With the promise of freedom, the killer agrees to help the marshall. They track the outlaws across the west, rescuing a girl held hostage. The girl helps the men find the outlaws. The men catch up with the outlaws in a small Mexican town. There's a big shoot-out that eventually leaves only the 'good guys' standing.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Hard Ground |
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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 puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- hunting down outlaws
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- white
Hair style
- very short/crewcut (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- bald
Hair type
- (man) bald
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
Desert?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- mission to rescue
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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