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Actors: Luke Wilson, Drew Barrymore, Dean Cain, Andy Dick, Sean Patrick Flanery, Fred Ward, Brad Dourif, Raymond J. Barry
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Best Men |
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On a warm summer day in rural Independence, four boyhood friends return to their hometown to attend the fifth's wedding.
The groom, Jesse (Luke Wilson), is being released after serving three years in prison as the result of Sol's (Mitchell Whitfield) faulty lawyering; Teddy (Andy Dick) has spent the last decade trapped in his own marriage, a loveless charade; Buzz (Dean Cain) is a decorated Green Beret dishonorably discharged for reasons unknown; and Billy (Sean Patrick Flanery) is a failed actor with a dark secret.
Billy breaks off and informs the group that he has to make a last-minute stop at the local bank. When his friends become impatient and head back to the bank, they discover that their friend is, in fact, "Hamlet," a notorious bank robber who likes to quote the Bard.
Things go from bad to worse when the local sheriff (Fred Ward), who happens to be Billy's father, shows up and lays siege. But that's nothing compared to the arrival of Special Agent Hoover (Raymond J. Barry), a ruthless FBI agent with more than a few "issues."
Now, with the willing help of the hostages, including a half-crazed Vietnam veteran (Brad Dourif) who also had designs on the bank, Jesse, Billy, Buzz, Teddy, and Sol must find a way to get out of the bank, and out of town, in one piece.
--James Craver, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Best Men |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father
Crime & Scandal
Yes
Story of
- criminals (shown sympathetically) on the run
- armed robbers!
- Thief/Con Artist POV story
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) long girliemon hair
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
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
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) muscular
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
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