Lt. Col. Frank Slade

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Lt. Col. Frank Slade is the blind, irascible yet deeply principled retired Army officer portrayed by Al Pacino in the film "Scent of a Woman."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Scent of a Woman
awardAssociation Al Pacino
surface form: Al Pacino won the Academy Award for Best Actor for portraying Frank Slade
basedOn character from the Italian film Profumo di donna
branchOfService United States Army
characterArc moves from suicidal despair to renewed sense of purpose
countryOfService United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Bo Goldman
surface form: screenwriter Bo Goldman
directedBy Martin Brest
disability blindness
drives Ferrari Mondial t Cabriolet in New York City
emotionalStateAtEnd protective and morally engaged
emotionalStateAtStart bitter and suicidal
enjoys fast cars
fine whiskey
women
filmGenreContext drama
filmReleaseYear 1992
fullName Frank Slade
languageOfWork English
militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
moralStance opposes betrayal and dishonor
narrativeRole deuteragonist of Scent of a Woman
notableQuote Hoo-ah!
notableScene Fiery speech at the Baird School disciplinary hearing
Tango dance with Donna in a New York restaurant
Thanksgiving weekend trip to New York City with Charlie Simms
occupation U.S. Army officers
surface form: United States Army officer
personalityTrait charismatic
cynical
honorable
irascible
principled
portrayedBy Al Pacino
primarySetting New York City
relationship acts as mentor to Charlie Simms
residence lives in the home of his niece before the New York trip
status retired
supports Charlie Simms’s refusal to inform on classmates
uses walking cane

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Al Pacino characterPortrayed Lt. Col. Frank Slade
Scent of a Woman character Lt. Col. Frank Slade
this entity surface form: Lieutenant Colonel Frank Slade