Actors: William Baldwin, Adam Baldwin, Jon Seda, Richard Portnow
Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Double Bang
Based on the novel of the same name, Double Bang stars William Baldwin as detective Billy Brennan. The movie opens in explosive fashion. A hitman sent by Sally 'Fish' Pescatore goes to murder Brennan's dirty cop of a partner Vinnie Krailes (Adam Baldwin) at some sleazy hotel. A huge gun battle breaks out between the the hitman and the undercover cops who were staking out Krailes. Sveral cops are killed and the gunman gets away. Brennan gets a call from his boss to get to the location and talk to Krailes. He does, and Krailes tells him it was Pescatore just moments before he died. Later, from the same hotel, Dr. Karen Winterman gets a phone call from a drug addicted client who see would find dead. Brennan gets assigned to the case and Winterman is taken in for questioning. The cases merge when Brennan connects Pescatore to both murders. Eventually, with his chief telling him he's done after this case, Brennan has a chat with Pescatore's uncle, mob boss Frankie Carbonaro at his club. Brennan tell hims he wants Pescatore, the dirty money, and the guy who killed his partner. The movie then becomes a challenge between Brennan's will to capture Pescatore, and Pescatore's race to retore his credability with his uncle.
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Analysis of Double Bang
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 30% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn curly
Body type
- average (woman)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 4-8
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 2 (a little)
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
Is this movie based on a
- book
