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Actors: Jerry Lewis, Dean Martin, Lizabeth Scott
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Scared Stiff |
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Nightclub busboy Myron Myron Mertz and his friend entertainment singer Larry Todd is on the run from angry mobsters. Todd is accussed of a murder he never committed and Mertz had a huge mishap among the mob that has him running for his life.
The two makes a escape from New York to a small island in Cuba. Thinking their problem is clearly solved, it has only begun when they meet heiress Mary Carol that tries a claim a huge castle inherited by her relatives. But Carol is warned to stay away from the building but she does the opposite and headed to Cuba anyway.
Bad guy Romon Cariso spots Todd, Mertz and Scott on the island and does just about everything to get them off. Trying to pass of the island as haunted, he sets up a a ghost, a zombie, and a mysterious assailant to scare them away. He does all of this because the castle is set upon heaps of hidden gold that he wants all for himself.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Scared Stiff |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
If a parody... of
- gangsters/crime
Kind of comedy
- vacation or seeing foreign culture
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
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
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- The Caribbean
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
If lots of song/dance...
- lot of singing
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