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Actors: Burt Reynolds, Kris Kristofferson, Jill Clayburgh, Robert Preston, Norman Alden, Bert Convy, Brian Dennehy, Kevin Furry, Lotte Lenya, Richard Masur
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Semi-Tough |
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A hilarious satire of pro football and self-help movements of the '70's. Two football players are living platonically with the team owner's daughter (and he considers it "unnatural" that there's no hanky-panky going on) when one of them proposes to her. She accepts, much to the disbelief of the other guy. We follow the events leading up to the wedding as these characters wind their ways through the football season and various ways of "finding themselves."
--Zorikh Lequidre, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Semi-Tough |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Comedy, primarily
Yes
Time/era of movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Love/Hugging
Yes
Kind of romance:
- romance (general)
- boatload of casual sex without love
Family, loving
Yes
Special relationship with
- father
How much story is philosophy rather than plot?
- 8 (a significant amount)
If a parody... of
- californians
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Woman/class/friends story?
- woman's story
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- athlete
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
How much in movie?
- 60%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) average
unclothed?
- chest
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
- Midwest
- California
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
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