Unrealistic Ending (with Stix)
In reality, Stix would have been whacked and the ending would have been somber. Especially since he refused to sell Sparkle to the Mafia. What made that fool think that he could be a one-man gang to the mobsters.
But I guess in the 1970s fairy tale endings were hard to come by, especially involving tales involving organized crime, and the criminals involved. I wonder if they remake the film, would Stix actually get shot this time- thus becoming injured, or more realistically dead?