Why did all three surviving detectives place their hats on Ellery's casket but then Hoover picks one up from one of teh mourners and wears it back to the car? I presume that was Ellery's. What? They dont bury a man with his own hat but with his partners'?? And why wouldnt Ellery's mom want the hat? Hoover is just going to lose it.
shareI just took it as some ritual, between the four of them, made up on the spot.
Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not.
Who cares, it's a movie.
shareThey talk about that in the beginning of the movie. All the guys enjoy walking around buck-naked down at the precint while hanging their hats on their hard man meat. The detective who dies at the end tells the others "Man gosh oh golly if I ever die I want these sacred hats we wear on our willies to sit on thy grave, hand to God." All the other guys break out in laugter at this but after a while Nick Nolte's character quiets everybody down and says in a low nd raspy voice "We will my friend, cin'-mon' buns." Then they got dressed and went out for steaks and cigars. Don't you remember that?????????
shareNo...I don't remember that. But I still don't understand why, when all the three surviving members of the "squad" put their hats on the casket, Max then puts on his hat and does the last scene with his wife...with the hat on. He should have been hatless...like the rest of his squad.
Ciao, e buon auguri
Maybe he had presence of mind to have brought hats with him to the cemetery knowing he was going to leave the old hat behind on the casket. One on his head, one in hand ...
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