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Jinxed!

Name: Jinxed!
Director: Don Siegel
Released: 1982
Duration: 103 min

Representation Score

2.5/10

Limited

1982

Director

Don Siegel

Runtime

103 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Jinxed! operates as a traditional crime comedy that aligns with the social norms of early 1980s cinema. The narrative revolves around personal greed and situational ethics without attempting to challenge societal hierarchies or explore the overlapping aspects of identity. The film employs standard character types, such as the professional gambler and the lounge singer. While the female lead, Bonita, drives the central criminal plot, this serves the genre’s comedic purposes rather than addressing gender power structures. Overall, the film lacks intentional representation of diverse backgrounds, focusing instead on a conventional ensemble within a Western U.S. context. It remains a character-driven comedy grounded in classic Hollywood storytelling.

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Category Breakdown

Does Jinxed! have LGBTQ+ representation?

Limited

The film centers on a heterosexual relationship between Bonita and Willie. It does not include any characters with non-traditional gender identities or critique the assumption that everyone is straight.

How does Jinxed! portray gender?

Fair

The main characters include both male and female roles. Bonita plays a significant role in the criminal plot, but the dynamics follow typical 1980s crime comedy conventions.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Jinxed!?

Limited

The film does not specify the ethnic backgrounds of its characters. The cast follows the usual, non-diverse casting common in Western genre films from this period.

How does Jinxed! represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story touches on themes of greed and gambling. It does not critique Western institutions or emphasize particular religious or anti-capitalist viewpoints.

Does Jinxed! include disability representation?

Minimal

The film does not feature any characters with visible or invisible disabilities.

Present on Screen

Bonita, the female lead, plays a significant role in driving the central criminal plot.

Limited or Absent

The film does not represent LGBTQ+ identities or non-traditional gender identities.
It does not include characters with diverse or specified ethnic backgrounds.
The narrative does not address disability or provide inclusive perspectives on diversity.

Official Synopsis

Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with him. Bonita and Willie meet and fall for each other and plot to do away with Harold and collect on his life insurance.

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