Speed-the-Plow (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: David Mamet
- First Published: 1988
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: A Hollywood film studio office
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Sex or sexuality, Friendship, Antiheroes, 1980’s, Los Angeles, Loyalty, Ethics, Corruption, Ambition, Success or failure, Hollywood, Filmmaking or filmmakers
- Locales: California, Hollywood, CA
Characters Discussed
Bobby Gould, the number two man in a Hollywood production office. At almost forty years of age, he is still immature, guided by the “street smarts” learned in his youth. Gould has earned his position by honoring the principle that a film is good only if it makes money. By following this standard, he has been rewarded with an office redolent of success. Gould is concerned primarily with his own self-image, his maleness, and the appearance of success. He dresses expensively and uses special, irreverent, and vulgar insiders’ language with ease and...
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