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Actors: John Furlong, Hal Hooper, Antoinette Cristiani, Rena Horten
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Mudhoney |
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During the depression, Calif, an ex-con, is hitching to California. In Missouri he gets a job working on a farm owned by Lute, an older man with failing health, his niece, Hannah and her abusive, alcoholic worthless husband Sydney.
Sydney spends most of his time at the local cathouse.
Calif and Hannah fall in love, but can't be together because she's married.
Sydney finds out about Hannah and Calif and feels his world crumbling. And, when he learns that Lute is leaving the farm to Calif instead of him it pushes him over the edge and he begins a rapid descent into insanity. With the help of a preacher, Sydney begins spreading rumors about Calif and Hannah. Growing crazier, Sydney burns the farm down. Then, in a fit of rage, he rapes and murders the preacher's sister.
An angry mob of townspeople apprehend Sydney and prepare to hang him.
However, Calif, Hannah and the sheriff try to stop them.
Calif holds the mob at bay with a shotgun.
The preacher shoves the barrel out from under Sydney, hanging him.
Calif shoots the preacher, but not before Sydney is killed.
--Brandon Swenson, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Mudhoney |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- spurned lover goes for revenge
Job/Profession/Poverty Story?
Yes
Job:
- farmer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- irritated
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor?
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) very short/crewcut
Body type
- (man) skinny
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- touching of personal anatomy
- licking
- seeing breasts
- seeing nude female butt
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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