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Actors: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante, Patrick O'Neal, Luis Guzmán,Charles Dutton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Q & A |
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Q & A is a movie written and directed by Sidney Lumet in 1990. This film is based on a novel by Edwin Torres.
Al Reilly's first case as assistant District Attorney is the case of Detective Mike Brennan. Brennan has just killed a drug dealer named Tony Vasquez. Before the arrival of his colleagues on the crime scene, Brennan, using intimidation, has convinced two witnesses that Vasquez carried a gun and was aiming at him at the moment of the shooting.
At first, Reilly is impressed by Brennan's status as a living legend of the NYPD criminal department and simply takes note of Brennan's statement without asking for more details. But, after having listened to the witnesses, Reilly starts to have some doubts about Brennan's version. Soon, Reilly, as well as Brennan, are intensively searching for Roger Montalvo, a female impersonator, who was the one who tipped off Brennan about Vasquez. Both will finally find Montalvo in Puerto Rico. Will Brennan manage to kill the only person who could testify against him before Reilly can bring back Montalvo to NYC ?
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Q & A |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 70%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Legal/Political Thriller?
Yes
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Criminal enemy is...
- law enforcement gone bad
Legal Thriller Plotlets:
- finding out whether someone is really guilty
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric:
Yes
- emotionally unstable
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) long, like a girl
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Hispanic/Latinic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- asphyxiation
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- book
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