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Actors: Mel Brooks, Dom DeLuise, Marty Feldman
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Silent Movie |
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Brooks play as Mel Funn, a recovering alcoholic that has thought of a idea to bring silent films back to screen (and make a big comeback for himself)- regardless the long gone days of the silent era and the fact that movie goers are used to sound rather than complete silence. This doesn't stop him as he finds it rather interesting so he gathered his friends Marty Eggs and Dom Bell to help create the biggest movie in the year.
But the problem is that the film company he is working at is about to go bankrupt and the top executive Studio Chief is in need of fast money to save the company from going kaput, if media moguls Engulf and Devour takes over. Thanks to Funn's idea of a movie, he looks for big-time celebrities in their time Burt Reynolds, Liza Minnelli, Paul Newman, James Caan and Anne Bancroft others parodied in the film.
With all these A-list celebs featured in the picture, hopeful Funn and his friends is determined to make their film a success while at the same time, overcoming the hurdles of Engulf and Devour standing in the way to avoid the filmmaker from creating his picture.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Silent Movie |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Kind of comedy
- comedy about making a movie
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- producer/director
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- theater
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
If soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Orchestra/classical
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