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Actors: Walter Matthau, Bruce Dern, Louis Gossett Jr.
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Laughing Policeman |
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Jake Martin is a man of few words but nontheless love his job as a policeman and his family just the same. One early morning during his regular work duty, Martin is informed of a tragic accident which five people were killed execution style on a bus. The victims was a young woman, a elderly man, a teenage boy, the bus driver and one of Martin's own partners.
Martin is called on to investigate the murder scene, which he shockingly finds out about the death of his own partner. Looking for clues of what could possibly trigger the killer motives and who the killer might be, Martin is set up to work with a new partner Leo Larsen. Larsen is ready alongside Martin to find the killer.
Martin and Larsen gather up information on possible leads, prositutes, pimps, bikers, jail guards; people with connections involving the crime and they'd also research on Martin's old partner that he'd never knew before. This research reminds him of a case he once told his partner about two years back, that may struck his interest and could have gotten involved into that led to his death. Also the victims who rode the bus early that morning may been involved in a setup too, which make the case for both Martin and Larsen much more interesting.
--Alicia M., Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Laughing Policeman |
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Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 60%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
How difficult to spot villain?
- Difficult, but some clues given
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Murder Mystery?
Yes
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 60%
Kind of mystery?
- police procedural
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
City:
- San Francisco
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- all mixed up
How many deaths in film?
- dozens
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
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