At the beginning of the Movie, he tells Jim Corbet that he should stand on his mother's shoulders and kiss Geronimo"s @$$. WHAT IS HE NUTS? I bet if he was alive today, he would probably walk into a biker bar and yell, "ONLY WUSSIES RIDE HARLEYS!"
shareI'd agree. It is much better to walk into said bar and offer a joke or two:
Hey, what's the difference between a Harley and a vacuum?
The dirt bag is on the inside of the vacuum!
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Hey, what's the difference between a Harley and a vacuum?
There is no difference. They both suck.
Raylan Givens: You make me pull, and I'll put you down.
Hey, I'll try that, NOT!
shareHarley's are for cross dressing sissymen. I mean it.
shareI'm guessing Tom didn't know who Corbet was and didn't care. He wasn't champ yet
Mongo like candy!
Besides, he was acting "kind of like an a**hole".
shareMen back then weren't cowards like most these days. American frontier men like Tom only said what they believed and would fight to their last breath to protect what was there's, in most cases that was only what they were carrying but most of all it was their freedom, their ability to travel without any man telling them other and anyone they felt had wronged them or taken what wasn't there's to take would face a biblical response.
To compare Tom with a typical man of today (American or other) is like comparing apples & oranges they are no longer the same.
Except... he didn't fight for his freedom.
That escape attempt was moronic and weak.
I felt sorry for Tom. I think he had talents others used, then discarded him. He was passive, including with the teacher.
Too bad Tom's not around so you could call him an idiot to his face.
shareSome bikers can ride their bikes with no handlebars but Tom Horn can ride his handlebars with no bike.
shareDidn't think that scene added anything to the movie. McQueen played the part like he was the village idiot. Then Corbet mops the floor with the character.
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