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Open Season

Name: Open Season
Director: Peter Collinson
Released: 1974
Duration: 105 min

Representation Score

1.6/10

Minimal

1974

Director

Peter Collinson

Runtime

105 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Open Season is a period-specific social satire that focuses on critiquing class structures. While it mocks the dysfunction within certain social classes, it does not delve deeply into issues of race, gender, or orientation. The film's structure revolves around traditional demographics, focusing on the breakdown of order within the English countryside. It does not challenge or deconstruct race, gender, or orientation. Ultimately, the work aims to disrupt the perceived sanctity of traditional Western social rituals through humor, but it remains a largely homogeneous production.

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Category Breakdown

Does Open Season have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film adheres to a typical mid-century perspective where everyone is assumed to be straight or cisgender. There are no narratives or identities that question this assumption.

How does Open Season portray gender?

Limited

The film centers around a male-dominated hunting party. It does not offer significant roles or control to female characters.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Open Season?

Minimal

The cast is predominantly white, reflecting the era's typical casting practices. There is no significant representation of non-white actors.

How does Open Season represent religion and culture?

Fair

The film pokes fun at British class structures and the traditions of the landed gentry. It uses humor to point out the absurdities of hunting culture and social rituals.

Does Open Season include disability representation?

Minimal

There are no characters with visible or invisible disabilities given substantial roles. The film does not address issues related to neurodivergence or physical disabilities.

Present on Screen

The film offers a sharp critique of British class structures and the traditions of the landed gentry.
It uses humor effectively to highlight the absurdities of hunting culture and social posturing.

Limited or Absent

The narrative lacks significant roles for female characters, remaining heavily male-centric.
There is no representation of LGBTQ+ identities or narratives that question the assumption that everyone is straight or cisgender.
The film does not include characters with visible or invisible disabilities or neurodivergence.

Official Synopsis

Three Vietnam vets have become so conditioned to violence that they have developed psychotic tendencies. They kidnap people, brutalize them, then turn them loose and hunt them like animals. However the father of one of their earlier victims is plotting a vicious revenge against them.

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