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Actors: Timothy C. Arthur, Melissa Green, April Knapp, Wilbur Scott
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Corpse |
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Timothy Arthur plays Harris Johanis, the director of Johanis Funeral Homes located in an average US City. From the opening moments of the film, it is known that he keeps the corpse of his late wife Beverly (Melissa Green) hidden on a bed in his office. Through his flashbacks we find out that she accidentally killed herself with a rifle he was cleaning in their house, blowing off the side of her face. While relaxing in his business one day, he has a dream in which Beverly rises from her bed and beckons him to make love to her again. As soon as he awakens, he decides that even though his wife is dead, he wants to make love to her one more time. At the same time, due to a scheduling error, two customers enter his business: Eric Bartlett (Wilbur Scott), who is a detective; and Sandra Sibley (April Knapp), a woman seeking information on future burial plans. Eric, unaware that Harris is making love to the dead in his office, opens the office door to find the rotting corpse of the owner's wife with Harris on top. Finding out that his necrophiliac secret is out, Harris is pretty angry as he grabs his meat cleaver and goes after the two customers.
--Jason Hose, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Corpse |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 50%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Time/Era of Movie:
- present (2000-2010)
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Kind of story:
- necrophilia (sexing the dead!)
Horror film?
Yes
Horror Plotlets:
- mad guy with knife likes to slice
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- fat (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- red
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn, straight
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard wavey
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- building
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- depressed/sad
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- sex under blankets
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- knives
Any profanity?
- None
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