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Actors: Danny Devito, Gregory Peck, Penelope Ann Miller
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Other People's Money |
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This movie stars Danny Devito as the arrogant, ruthless Laurence Garfield, a businessman trying to take over the "mom and pop" run New England Wire & Cable. The patriarch of New England Wire & Cable, Andrew Jorgenson (Gregory Peck) gets the help of his wifes daughter Kate Sullivan (Penelope Ann Miller) to get an injunction to stop Laurence from getting enough stock to take over the company. Kate does her best to work out a deal with the obnoxious Garfield. But he doesn't budge. Garfield soon falls in love with Kate and the rest of the movie is a struggle as Kate wants to save the company and Garfield wants her.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Other People's Money |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- businessman, honest overcoming corrupt
- businessman, becoming sensitive
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- wild
Hair color?
- bald
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Turkish
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavey
Body type
- (woman) average
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a fight for survival
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
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...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Is this movie based on a
- play
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