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Actors: Ethan Embry, Kylie Sparks, Julie Hagerty, Marylouise Burke, Judah Friedlander, Richard Easton
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pizza |
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Cara-Ethyl's (Kylie Sparks) mother told her that a girl only needs three things on her birthday: presents, pizza and one good friend. The eccentric, brainy and overweight teen longs to “trip the light fantastic” on her eighteenth birthday, but finds it difficult to do so when no one shows up for her party. While seated at a dining room table festively decorated with party plates and a chocolate fudge mud birthday cake, Cara-Ethyl cleverly uses her voice to impersonate “Emily” so her temporarily blinded mother, Darlene (Julie Hagerty), will think that at least one guest is present. Darlene recently experienced an oil-splattering mishap while frying doughnuts and has both eyes heavily bandaged.
The pizza delivery guy, Matt Firenze (Ethan Embry), soon knocks on the door, armed with four pizzas intended for Cara-Ethyl's non-existent celebration. Thirty-year-old Matt can clearly see how lonely Cara-Ethyl is and kindly invites her outside to his truck to have a slice of pizza. Cara-Ethyl is determined to make her milestone birthday memorable and convinces Matt to let her join him as he makes his delivery rounds. Matt is hesitant at first but ultimately agrees, prompting the start of one hilarious escapade after the next.
The first stop is Matt's disgusting apartment, where Cara-Ethyl learns that he lives with two equally filthy roommates. Matt, a former high school hot shot who is having trouble conforming to the thirty-something lifestyle of marriage, babies and high-power careers, opts to reside with younger guys, hoping that their childish antics will remind him of his glory days.
Over the course of the evening‘s deliveries, Cara-Ethyl gets to sing for grumpy, alcoholic high school drama teacher Mr. Mitchell (Richard Easton), smokes her first cigarette, drinks her first beer, dances with Matt and she even comes face-to-face with the evil, popular clique who shunned her party.
--Tara Dugan, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Pizza |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Age group
- trouble in high school
Sexing?
- guy chasing
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric:
Yes
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Body type
- (woman) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- 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 (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- encouraged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
- seeing nude male butt
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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