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4D Man Movie Review

Starring: Robert Lansing, James Congdon, Robert Strauss, Lee Meriwether
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Review Summary
4D MAN is a movie directed by Irvin Yeaworth Jr. (The Blob) in 1959.

The scientist Scott Nelson, helped by his brother Tony, finds out that his body is able to pass through any object. But each time he does so, Scott loses some vital energy and ages. He runs away from the laboratory and starts killing people in order to stay alive by sucking their energy.

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Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%




**Fantasy or Science Fiction?** - science fiction story
Character operated on/altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Given added abilities
Horror film? Yes
Kind of Horror Story - the monster chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - scientist
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
Hair color? - brunette (Brown)
Hair type - (man) short/medium wavy
Body type - average (man)
Events of movie makes character more... - aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - physically sick

Secondary Main Character
Identity: - Male
Hair color - brunette (Black)
Hair style - (man) short/standard straight
Body type - average build (man)
How much in movie? - 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)

Main Adversary
Identity: - general circumstances

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th Century (1950-1970)
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Misc settings - bar/restaurant - lab

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Tone of movie - fearful
Sex/nudity in movie? Yes
What kind of sex: - kissing
Any profanity? - None
Kinds of F/X - nasty human transformations
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE... - Jazz/r&b
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