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Actors: Michael Imperioli, Michael Nouri, Renee Faia, Pat Morita
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Stuey |
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This movie stars Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltisanti) in the title role of Stu Ungar. While sitting in bed in a hotel room Stu is awakened by what seems like a hit man ready to take him out. The man gives him a chance to speak and Stu tells the story of his life. The movies flashes back and forth through the present time and different points in his life. First we go back to the 60's and see how Stu became a master card player at the age of thirteen. How his father was angry that he blew his Bar Mitzvah money at the track and his relationship with mobtser Vincent (Michael Nouri) who took him under his wing.
Then it flashes to 73' and how Stu met his future wife Angela (Renee Faia) and his inablity to control his gambling. Stu is in debt for $100,000 and Vincent can't cover for him anymore. Vincent reaches his wits end and sends Stu to Las Vegas to play in a card tournament with a $100,000 prize. Angela is angry and breaks it of with him. Stu wins the card game and sends the money back to New York. Vincent dies and Stu goes back to New York where he rekindles his relationship with Angela. He then goes back to Las Vegas and wins three world series of poker championships. He has a daughter and things are going good until Stu gets sucked into the Vegas nightlife of booze, drugs, and prostitutes. Angela files for divorce and Stu bottoms out, finding himself in jail.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Stuey |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- gambler
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- gambler
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
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:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Las Vegas
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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