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Actors: Amy Sedaris, Stephen Colbert, Paul Dinello
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Strangers With Candy |
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Prequel to the TV show of the same name, Strangers With Candy is about Jerri Blank, a middle-aged woman who goes back to high school to pick up her life where she left off before she became an imprisoned junkie.
Living with her mean stepmother and stepbrother, Jerri's only wish is for her father to wake up out of a coma. She comes to the conclusion that the only way to wake her father up is if she wins the school science fair.
The problem is that Jerri is dumb and unfocused, and also neglects her science fair partners to try to fit in with the popular kids. Also working against her is her in-the-closet science teacher Mr. Noblet, who doesn't want Jerri on his team.
--Sarah Bastin, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Strangers With Candy |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kind of comedy
- adults acting eccentric
How much humor v. drama
- Nearly all humor
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Hair color?
- another color
Hair type
- (woman) short/butch/lez
Body type
- (woman) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Dumb?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- teacher/professor
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
Is this movie based on a
- TV show
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 Sarah Bastin
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