Actors: C. Thomas Howell, Teri Ann Linn, Michael Russo
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Pure Danger
Pure Danger stars C. Thomas Howell as Johnnie Dean, a short order cook out on parol and down on his luck. When a deal for diamonds goes bad between Freethrow (Marcus Chong) and the Mafia, a shootout ensues and Frethrow takes off with the diamonds. Wounded, he ends up at Johnnie's diner where there hardly ever customers. Before dying, he is able to call the boss of his gang and let him know the deal went bad but he has the diamonds. Johnnie, desperate to not be stuck as a short order cook for the rest of his life, takes the diamonds with Becky (Teri Ann Linn) and heads out to L.A. with the Mafia and the black gangsters after him. Once there, Johnie tries to get the help of his buddy Dice (Rick Shapiro) to set up a deal to sell the diamonds. But this goes sour as well and they barely get out alive as another shootout happens between the Mafia and gangsters. Johnie and Becky get the wounded Dice back to his girlfriends apt where he dies. They decide to hide the diamonds on Dice's dead body. After another shootout/chase, Johnie and Becky end up at a diner where they both die. The waitress and cook find the diamonds and take off with the gangsters only minute behind.
--Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
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Analysis of Pure Danger
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 40% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1980's-1999
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- being chased by crooks who want treasure/$$$$
Criminal enemy is...
- Mafia conflict
Romance
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- cook
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
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
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- blonde
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn wavy
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- a criminal organization
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- Los Angeles
- Las Vegas
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- challenged
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- seeing breasts
- sex under blankets
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
