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Russian Roulette scene

posted 11 years ago by zEKLIPSz
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Why was Geoffrey Lewis's character playing Russion Roulette with himself? Did I completely miss something?

[–] Droogbox17 10 years ago

No. It was completely random and pointless. Crap film.

[–] strictly_laconic 9 years ago

Pleb.

[–] JudgeNotLestYeBeJudgeReinhold 9 years ago

What the *beep* is a pleb? Never mind, I'll google it

[–] KutWrite (1332) 17 days ago

He misspelled it. It's "plebe" as in "plebian," from the Latin for commoner.

[–] KutWrite (1332) 17 days ago

He misspelled it. It's "plebe" as in "plebian," from the Latin for commoner. At the US Naval Academy, they use the term derogatorily to refer to first year midshipmen.

[–] chilone 9 years ago

This is completely random and pointless. Crap post.

*Fixed*
I don't love her.. She kicked me in the face!!

[–] Droogbox17 9 years ago

At least quite me correctly u thicko

[–] ajaddiction2004 9 years ago

Why bother with someone so stupid?

[–] aGuiltySoul 10 years ago

He was attempting suicide. That's why it's funny when he stops to answer the phone.

It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.
RIP Roger Ebert

[–] GorillazButter 10 years ago

It also explains why he's eager to go in and get the girl despite Joe's warning. He's still drunk when they get to the motel, combine that with his suicidal mentality and Abner don't give a hoot.

"We can go in there right, just the 2 of them..." He slurs his words there.

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I'd love to see you in the moonlight with your head thrown back and your body on fire.

[–] aGuiltySoul 10 years ago

Yes, it occurs to Abner that he can die with his boots on, as it were, when he gets that call.

It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.
RIP Roger Ebert

[–] MuleDeer 10 years ago

I liked the scene. It added dark humor, some real insight to this character and was definitely original. (It was also funny to see he was about the sixth choice on Caan's list.)

I also liked his scene at the end with James Caan. You can sense Caan's character is itching to leave but feels obligated to stay with Geoffery Lewis' character out of respect, only then to be asked to leave. I thought it was subtly hilarious and handled well by two old pros.

[–] aGuiltySoul 10 years ago

No doubt. This film is full of gems, scenes one can watch over and over, and that is one of them. Dialogue is endlessly quotable too.

So well done.

It's not what a movie is about, it's how it is about it.
RIP Roger Ebert

[–] the_la_baker 9 years ago

I think what he was doing should be called "American Roulette". It was even more hardcore than Russian Roulette.

https://youtu.be/bNamJRsbRQE