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Actors: Walter Matthau, Joe Don Baker, Andrew Robinson, John Vernon
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Charley Varrick |
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CHARLEY VARRICK was produced and directed by Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) in 1973.
Charley Varrick, his wife Nadine, and two accomplices rob a bank in a small New Mexico town. Nadine and one of the accomplices die while two policemen are killed. When Charley counts the loot, he quickly understands that something is wrong. $750,000 in such a small bank, it's not normal. He knows now that it's mafia money and that he and Harman Sullivan must absolutely hide for years if they want to have a chance to survive. Meanwwile, the mob has hired Molly (Joe Don Baker) to find the men responsible for the robbery. Molly comes closer every day and finally finds and kills Sullivan. Charley Varrick must quickly find a way to stay alive and, if possible, to keep the money.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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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 - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- being chased by crooks who want treasure/$$$$
Criminal enemy is...
- Mafia conflict
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals portrayed sympathetically on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- thief/con artist
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southwest
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a
- book
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