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Actors: Bette Midler, Nick Nolte, Richard Dreyfuss
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
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When a homeless man (Nolte) tries to commit suicide by drowning himself in the pool of a rich businessman (Dreyfuss), it overturns the man, his wife (Bette Midler), and their household.
--Mike Pope, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Down and Out in Beverly Hills |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- inconveniently married while playing footsy
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Family, struggling with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Wife
Inner struggle or disability
Yes
Struggle with
- midlife crisis
- (General) search for meaning/identity
Lover is...
- of a different social class
Battle with shrink/bum?
- wisdom from a homeless man or bum
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
Body type
- (man) average
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
- caring
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Body type
- (woman) fat
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Body type
- (man) muscular
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- sex under blankets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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