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Actors: Alan Arkin, Brian Keith, Jonathan Winters, Carl Reiner, Eva Marie Saint, Paul Ford, Theodore Bikel, John Phillip Law, Andrea Dromm
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming |
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Norman Jewison's political comedy about a Russian submarine stranded off shore of a small New England island town that causes the local residents to be gripped with fear of an invasion by the “red menace.” The Captain (Bikel) of the small nine-man crew, only interested in finding a boat, freeing the grounded sub, and making their way back home, has Lt. Rozanov (Arkin) lead the men into town. The townspeople think that a full scale Soviet invasion has begun and imaginations run wild. Police chief Link Mattocks (Keith) tries to allay the fears of the panicked citizenry and militia-minded individuals like Fendall Hawkins (Ford).
It is Mattocks next in charge, an over zealous officer named Norman Jones (Winters), who bungles his way to taking on the Russkies. While Soviet sailors hold local playwright Walt Whittaker (Reiner), his wife Elspeth (Saint), and children hostage in an effort to gain their own freedom, the young and handsome Russian Alexei (Law) has fallen for a beautiful babysitting young woman named Alison Palmer (Dromm). In a frantic rush of misadventure and misunderstanding the Americans and Soviets are at the brink of disaster before finding a solution to the embarrassing political situation.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
If a parody... of
- war movies
Kind of comedy
- political satire
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- navy soldier
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
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?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Russian
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Water?
Yes
Water:
- submarining
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Atlantic Ocean Island
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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