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Actors: George Burns, Art Carney, Lee Strasburg
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Going In Style |
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Joe, Al and Willie is three old friends that shares a aprtment together. Often the trio goes to the park and strongly believe they are wasting their life away just sitting around like a bunch of old ducks reading a newspaper, feeding pigeons while resisting the silly antics of nearby children. Life seems to be slow and boring so Joe comes up with a idea to break away from their life full of routine by becoming bank robbers!
The old pals has no criminal history whatsoever but plans the ransom stickup anyway so it can provide them the sense of andrenaline rush. Al's nephew Pete help lend some pistols so the men can carry out the act and complete it with Groucho Marx styled glasses, and actually get away carrying over 35,000 dollars of cash. While the heist may be of success, it was too overwhelming for Willie, who unfortunately died if a massive heart attack the exact day.
At Willie's funeral, Joe and Al gives much of the dough to Pete and his family, and spends the rest by taking a adventureous trip to Las Vegas and hit the casino. The remaining pals has a lucky streak as they wins consistently in a game of craps as Al flirts heavily with a prostitute at a slot machine. Al and Joe comes out the casino as big winners but before they can take their prize home, Al suddenly croaks and the last old man left is Al. Meanwhile, things back home is the opposite as the robbery has become big news and headlines for the media as the police track down the unskilled robber(s).
--Alicia M. , Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Going In Style |
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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
Kind of comedy
- bungling criminals
How much humor v. drama
- Mostly humor, but some serious drama
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 60's-90's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Events of movie makes character more...
- caring
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor?
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- white/grey
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average build
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- general circumstances
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 80%
Hair color
- another color
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- (man) average
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
- Las Vegas
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- full of laughter
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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