Harvey
Movie • 1950 • Comedy
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The classic stage hit gets the Hollywood treatment in the story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit named Harvey that only he sees (and a few privileged others on occasion also.) After his sister tries to commit him to a mental institution, a comedy of errors ensues. Elwood and Harvey become the catalysts for a family mending its wounds and for romance blossoming in unexpected places.
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The main character is an alcoholic
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Someone is mentioned to be an alcoholic but they are never shown drunk.
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Depends on your definition. A woman was mistaken as a Sanatorium (mental hospital) patient. Not shown on screen, but she describes being forcefully stripped and forced into a bath by a man, and after questioned by a psychiatrist about "sexual deviancy".
There is no sexual intention behind these actions, but some might still consider this assault as sexual in nature.
There is no sexual intention behind these actions, but some might still consider this assault as sexual in nature.
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A woman is taken forcefully by a stranger and involuntarily hospitalized at a mental institution
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No but a woman describes being forcefully disrobed and put in a bath by a man in a mental hospital.
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The titular Harvey is a Pooka, or spirit creature, who may or may not be a ghost. He is invisible in the movie though, and sometimes opens doors much like a ghost.
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The main character is set to receive an injection, but the needle/syringe is off-screen and the injection doesn't occur
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Yes, the movie pokes at the problems in mental institutions through satire.
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Hydro-therapy machines are seen on-screen and used off-screen. We only hear about the incident from the victim well after it occured.
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The main character seems to autistic coded, but it's never specified in the movie.
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It's up for debate, but I interpret Ellwood as being autistic.
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No. The exact opposite in fact. The story revolves around a man who has an invisible friend whose a six-foot 3" rabbit, which others believe is a mental health problem. Although some other characters have moments of violence, the main character is never violent, and is shown as a calm pleasant person the entire time.
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No. The people around the main character question if he is mentally ill, but in the end it becomes clear that Harvey is real. It is depicted in a surprisingly respectful way in my opinion.
No. The people around the main character question if he is mentally ill, but in the end it becomes clear that Harvey is real. It is depicted in a surprisingly respectful way in my opinion.
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Much of the movie revolves around (and satirizes) how the other characters react to the quirky behaviors of the main character, who implied to be a person on the autism spectrum.
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No. Actually has a really good ending, which is rare for neurodivergent characters, especially in that time period.
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