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Actors: Kim Darby, Scott Wilson, Tony Musante, Connie Stevens, Irene Dailey, Wesley Addy, Robert Lansing
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Grissom Gang |
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THE GRISSOM GANG is a movie produced and directed by Robert Aldrich in 1971. Based on James Hadley Chase's No Orchids for Mrs Blandish".
1931.Slim Grissom, a psychotic killer, Eddie Hagan, Woppy, Joe Bailey and Doc compose The Grissom Gang under "Ma" Grissom's firm hand. They accidentally cross the road of three fellow criminals who have just kidnapped Barbara Blandish, a wealthy heiress. They kill their colleagues, take the girl and obtain a ransom of 1 million dollars. Ma wants the girl to be murdered and not freed but her son Slim falls madly in love with her and protects her from the other members of the gang. At first, Barbara Blandish is disgusted by the intellectually deficient criminal but soon understands that she has to cope with him if she wants to stay alive.
A very good Robert Aldrich movie.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Taboo Sex Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal/victim falls in love with victim/criminal
- criminal becomes sensitive
Kind of story:
- molestation
If this is a criminal POV story...
- criminals killing each other
- bad criminals on the run
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- not employed but independently wealthy
Age:
- a teen
Hair color?
- red
Hair style
- medium/shoulderlgn, curly (woman)
Body type
- ample bosom & buttocks (woman)
Unclothed?
- Slightly see-through clothes
Events of movie makes character more...
- sensitive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- very skinny (man)
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 60%
Hair color
- white
Hair type
- (woman) medium/shoulderlgn straight
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gory visuals of deaths and torture
Movie makes you feel...
- excited
How many deaths in film?
- 8 or more
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- kissing
- sex under blankets
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
- knives
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Any profanity?
- Some foul language
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
Is this movie based on a
- book
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