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Actors: Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty, Stockard Channing
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Fortune |
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It is the middle of the Roaring Twenties. Nicky Wilson (Beatty) is unfortunately married and waiting on his divorce, and he wants to get Fredrika Contessa "Freddie" Biggars (Channing), a dizzy flapper, safely out of New York before the momentous birthday when she will inherit a fortune based on a feminine hygiene product empire. But the Mann Act prohibits the transport of women across state lines for immoral purposes, so Nicky cooks up a scheme to have a dumb crook named Oscar Sullivan (Nicholson) marry Freddie and travel with them to California to wait out Nicky's divorce.
The prickly trio takes train and plane to LA, and settles in a cheap apartment. Freddie starts sleeping with both men, much to the landlady's confusion. (She was told that Oscar is the girl's husband and Nicky's her brother.) Oscar figures out Nicky's scheme and wants in on part of the dough. Then Freddie realizes what's up and announces she's going to give all the money to charity. So the two men decide the only way they can hold onto the money is to kill Freddie right after her birthday. This proves a lot tougher than they figured. This 1975 movie, directed by Mike Nichols, was Channing's feature role debut, and she holds her own against two big male stars.
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Fortune |
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Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romancing for business purpose
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- blonde
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- moving train
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
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- None
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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