Colonel Frank Fitts
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Colonel Frank Fitts is a strict, repressed former Marine officer and abusive father whose hidden vulnerabilities and internalized homophobia drive much of the tension in the film American Beauty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colonel Frank Fitts canonical | 5 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
film character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | American Beauty ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardDrugs | strongly opposed ⓘ |
| attitudeTowardHomosexuality | publicly homophobic ⓘ |
| characterArc | from rigid control to violent breakdown ⓘ |
| child | Ricky Fitts ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Alan Ball ⓘ |
| emotion |
repressed desire
ⓘ
shame ⓘ |
| filmReleaseYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | drama film ⓘ |
| householdMember |
Barbara Fitts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ricky Fitts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| militaryBackground | Vietnam War veteran ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | antagonist ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAction |
kills Lester Burnham
ⓘ
mistakenly believes Lester Burnham is in a sexual relationship with Ricky Fitts ⓘ monitors and searches Ricky Fitts’s room ⓘ physically abuses his son Ricky Fitts ⓘ |
| notableScene |
confronts Ricky Fitts about suspected drug dealing
ⓘ
kisses Lester Burnham in the garage ⓘ |
| occupation | United States Marine Corps officer ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
abusive
ⓘ
authoritarian ⓘ controlling ⓘ repressed ⓘ strict ⓘ |
| politicalView | conservative ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Chris Cooper ⓘ |
| rank | Colonel ⓘ |
| residence | suburban house next door to the Burnham family ⓘ |
| setting | American suburb ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | closeted homosexual ⓘ |
| spouse | Barbara Fitts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
militaristic authoritarianism in the family
ⓘ
repressed masculinity ⓘ |
| themeInvolvement |
internalized homophobia
ⓘ
repression ⓘ suburban dysfunction ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.