Brick Confronts Big Daddy About Mendacity and Skipper's Death

Trope

father-son conflict
alcoholism
inheritance drama
physical struggle
dramatic fall
family drama
southern gothic
confession
facing the truth
running away
stormy weather
car stuck in mud
impending revelation

Mood

angry
anxious
ashamed
blunt
challenging
comforting
concerned
confrontational
cynical
desperate
dismissive
dramatic
emotional
fearful
guilty
painful
resigned
revealing
sarcastic
stormy
tense
vulnerable

Film

Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
1958

Featuring

Paul Newman
Burl Ives
Elizabeth Taylor
Judith Anderson
Jack Carson
Madeleine Sherwood
Larry Gates

Directed by

Richard Brooks
OZU | Brick Confronts Big Daddy About Mendacity and Skipper's Death | Cat On A Hot Tin Roof | 1958