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Was Sydney a hit man in his past?

posted 10 years ago by pac52
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Or was he just a professional gambler who had a murderous temper?

[–] nirky-1 9 years ago

Jimmy calls him a hood.
He's knowledgeable & comfortable with guns.
He shot John's father.
He calmly waited for & shot Jimmy.
Therefore it's no stretch to believe he's killed others also in the past.

[–] slimone (7996) 7 years ago

Aha! Thank you for the brief explanation. Somehow I missed that Jimmy shot John's father.

[–] TexasJack (12516) 6 years ago

It was Sydney who killed John's father, not Jimmy. Jimmy had threatened to tell John about it.

[–] jason-brooks15 8 years ago

Sydney was a professional asassin who liked to gamble between hits...

[–] ContinentalOp 8 years ago

Yeah, he is a non hitman who has connections to other gangster... including Floyd Gondoli, a character from Anderson's other movie 'Boogie Nights'. Interestingly the character was also played by Baker.