What I have always liked about Carter "Doc" McCoy is that he uses proportional force. He pops Struthers to eliminate her from his wet work, but doesn't come close to killing her. Even when he assassinates the cop car, in slow motion, Peckinpah style, he does it to put fear in the police force, to intimidate them into thinking twice before crossing him again. Whether it works or not is another matter, but McCoy is ferociously disciplined, and underestimated by his adversaries throughout the film.
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CamelCamelCamel
18 years ago
Or he would've killed them, except for the huge heat it'd bring down on him. Doc never shows compassion or mercy otherwise.
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Big333223
18 years ago
I laughed out loud when he punched her in the face. Great scene. Haha!
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esteban2
18 years ago
Hmmmmmmmmm.
'Doc never shows compassion or mercy otherwise'.
But he does not shoot Luigi/Sam Literi (the baddie with the big moustache whatever his name is) at the end when he is unconcsious. Doc trys covering his view of the guy's face with his hand but he just can't shoot in cold blood.
Shortly afterwards he DOES shoot the gut because the guy is shooting at him.
So the proportional force theory seems true.
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inspectors71
18 years ago
I thought he puts his hand up over Al Lettieri's face when he is about to shoot him because a .45 slug at point blank range is going to spray a lot of blood and tissue back at McQueen, not a pleasant experience for his eyes, to say the least.
I talked about proportional force, but even though I liked the character of Doc McCoy, I'm glad I've never had to have any dealings with someone like him.
"You eat guts."--Nick Devlin
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