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Actors: Robert Redford, George Segal, Moses Gunn, Zero Mostel
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Hot Rock |
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Career criminal John Archibald Dortmunder (Robert Redford) leaves prison with every intention of going straight. After all, after two strikes, one more conviction and he's down for the count.
Dortmunder literally hasn't gotten out of sight of the prison, however, when he's met by Andy Kelp (George Segal), a neurotic locksmith and burglar who also happens to be Dortmunder's half-brother.
Soon, Kelp has convinced Dortmunder to go to work for articulate African diplomat Dr. Amusa (Moses Gunn), who wants them to steal a large diamond from a New York museum. The stone is sacred to the doctor's people, and he wants to make sure that it doesn't fall into the hands of a rival nation.
With the help of oddball criminals like a getaway man (Ron Leibman) who knows more about the streets of New York than AAA and a former campus radical (Paul Sand) with a yen for explosives, Dortmunder and Kelp execute a nearly flawless heist of the museum. Nearly.
When things go wrong, the gang of miscreants are forced to steal the stone again and again, from a state prison, a police station, and the most secure bank in the city of New York.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Hot Rock |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
If a parody... of
- gangsters/crime
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Lot of humor, but significant serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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