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Actors: Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Janet Leigh
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Living It Up |
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Homer Flagg is a railroad worker that just gotten bad news-he is dying due to radiation posioning. But soon he finds it not to be true as his doctor Steve Harris mistakingly diagnosed Flagg of poisioning. Meanwhile newspaper reporter Wally Cook is in hopes to get more popularity for the paper, believes Flagg's story is a very touching news that will take notice to everyone in the city.
What Cook does not know is that Flagg isn't exactly dying; she does proceed on writing a story on Flagg and soon enough, he gets the attention of the public, becoming the talk around town. But his celebrity status quickly spread nationwide, even to the point of a paid all-round trip to the Big Apple.
Flagg tells Dr. Harris about the news, instead of him coming forth with the truth about his non-existent condition, Harris encourages his patient to go along for the ride, and milk it for all it's worth. While Flagg is having the time of his life, a medical specialist named Emile Egelhofer is persistant in examining Flagg's state of health.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Living It Up |
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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
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Kind of comedy
- imposter story
Brain/Body not working?
- dying
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...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) fat
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- None
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