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Actors: Kirk Douglas, Ann Margret, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jack Elam
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Villain |
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Kirk Douglas plays "Cactus Jack" Slade, a has-been gunslinger. Charming Jones is on her way from her father's house to deposit a large sum of money in the bank. Slade's job is to ambush her while she is on the way and take the money. Unfortunately the girl's father Parody Jones has hired a bodyguard, played by Arnold Schwarzenegger, to protect her from harm. Slade is not deterred and he sets about stopping the wagon and collecting the silver. This is a spoof on westerns. It is the human version of Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner, Slade being Wile E. and Charming being the Roadrunner.
--BethG, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Villain |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 19th century
If a parody... of
- westerns
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Desert?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Country/Western
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