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Review Summaries
""Rowdy" Roddy Piper "The Hot Rod" stars in this sci-fi flick directed and written (screenplay) by John Carpenter. Roddy plays Nada a construction worker down on his luck and looking for work under an economic crisis. He stumbles upon a pair of sunglasses that exposes the truth, that the world is being run by aliens in disguise with their mission to keep humans in a constate state of consumerism. Roddy hooks up with the resistance group who made the glasses."
Bobby Blades, Resident Scholar
"An everyman character named Nada, drifts into Los Angeles, looking for work. Instead, he stumbles upon a vast conspiracy initiated by an invading alien race, bent on oppressing Earth with conformist policies. After Nada discovers the clandestine operation, he tries to gain the help of a fellow drifter who's african-american. The problem is, the only way to discover the truth is by putting on specially designed sunglasses that reveal the alien's true appearance. In the midst of the chaos, Nada meets up with a less than trustworthy woman who may lead him to a solution to the problem or just may expose him and his rebel friends to the aliens."
Peter Ortiz, Resident Scholar
"Homeless drifter roddy Piper has been wandering since he was a kid, but when he wanders into an ordinary town he descovers something beyond extraordinary, it's extra terrestrial! It seems that aliens have landed on earth some time ago and have been using mind control to prevent us from seeing them. To the rest of the world the aliens appear to be humans, but with the help of some special glasses Piper and his co-worker see them in their true form, and wage a two man war on the alien empire to reclaim earth."
billy sole, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Movie Actual chase scenes or violence - 52.5% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzle - 37.5% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
**Fantasy or Science Fiction?**
- science fiction story
Repressive Society
Yes
Repression:
- controls your mind
Invasion from human defender POV?
- subtle invasion (body snatching, mind control, look-alikes)
War and Invasion
Yes
Who's being repressed/enslaved?
- humans are slaves
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- blonde
Hair type
- (man) short/medium straight
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- aggressive
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor?
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- Very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- bald
Hair style
- bald (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
How much in movie?
- 40%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Setting
Earth setting:
- 20th century (1970's to Present)
- Over controlled society
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Big cities?
Yes
Kind of city
- Dirty, crime-ridden (like NY)
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Comedy or somewhat funny movie?
Yes
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- seeing breasts
Any profanity?
- A lot of foul language
Kinds of F/X
- exotic aliens
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Modern rock/pop
Is this movie based on a
- book
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