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Actors: Robert Shaw, Bruce Dern, Marthe Keller, Fritz Weaver
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Black Sunday |
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Based on the novel by Thomas Harris, during a raid on a terrorist camp, Israeli commando Major David Kabakov (Robert Shaw) finds a taped message, meant to be broadcast after a major terrorist attack on U.S. soil. Traveling to the U.S., Kabakov is assigned toi work with FBI agent Sam Corley (Fritz Weaver) to find out what the terrorists are planning.
Meanwhile, terrorist Dahlia Iyad (Marthe Keller) is working with former Navy pilot and now Goodyear blimp pilot Captain Michael J. Lander (Bruce Dern) on the plot. Their plan: blow up 1,200 punds of explosives to send rifle darts flying into 80,000 people and the President of the United States at the Super Bowl.
As the time to the attack draws near, Kabakov and Corley are able to figure out the plan and find themselves in a race against time to stop the skyjacking of the Goodyear blimp and the attack on the super bowl.
--Matthew W. Kresal, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Black Sunday |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Spying & Terrorists
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- Preventing bomb/biohazard/disaster
The terrorist enemy is...
- arabs/muslims!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- homemaker/wife
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- very short/crewcut (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Jewish
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard wavy
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- terrorist
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- average (man)
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Air?
Yes
Air:
- skyjacking
- ballooning
City?
Yes
City:
- Washington D.C.
- Miami
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- air battles
Unusual forms of death
- visually blown into pieces
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If this is a kid's movie...
- Ages 10-15
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
Is this movie based on a
- book
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