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Actors: Emilio Estevez, Demi Moore, Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright, William Allen Young
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Wisdom |
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College graduate John Wisdom (Emilio Estevez) is bright, personable, and eager to get ahead in the world. But he can't get his foot in the door because, on graduation night, he got drunk and stole a car. Now the best job he can find is as a night janitor, from which he is fired on the grounds that he is overqualified.
After getting his pink slip from the local burger joint for lying on his application, he decides that if society has it out for him, he'll have it out for society, and resolves to become a criminal. There's just one problem: he has no idea what kind of crime he'd be capable of successfully committing.
Seeing a news report on the growing number of people losing their homes to bank foreclosures, he decides to become a "criminal for the people," a modern-day Robin Hood who strikes at an unfair economic system.
Although he plans to commit his first crime alone, a string of bad luck means that he is forced to embark on his newfound career with his unsuspecting girlfriend Karen (Demi Moore) in tow. Storming into his local bank branch with an Uzi in hand, he "withdraws" the $700 he has deposited there, firebombs the bank's mortgage records, and makes a less-than-smooth getaway.
When Karen discovers what he has done, she is furious, but eventually decides that she loves John enough to stay with him. Driving cross-country in Karen's Subaru, the two go on a spree, invading dozens of banks to torch their morgtage records, too.
Although the FBI, as personified by the relentless Agent Williamson (William Allen Young), is not amused by these escapades, the "Wisdom Couple," as they are called, become national celebrities, and they are fed and sheltered by ordinary citizens who sympathize with their anti-establishment crusade.
When Karen shoots and kills a local sheriff (Gene Ross) who recognized her as a fugitive, the fun goes out of the game for the two desperadoes. Deciding to get out while they're ahead, they turn north and make a last dash for the Canadian border.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
- armed robbers!
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- criminal
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) very skinny
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) long straight
Body type
- (woman) ample bosom & buttocks
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
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
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
- Southwest
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- licking
- actual description of sex
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Techno/synthesized
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