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Lou Guzman

posted 10 years ago by Gaslight1888
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In the police briefing wherein Lt. Briggs briefs Callaghan and the other officers in warranting necessary protection for the top criminals in San Francisco, it is established that one of the Mafioso, a Lou Guzman has a "first-grade education."

However, when Guzman is in his suite with the nude girl, who is in danger of wasting the coke, he notifies her that "That stuff is worth $900.00 an ounce." Finally warning her and the whining blonde-haired guy that they had "Better not spill it!"

So with limited education no superior than that of the first-grade, how in the world did Guzman even know what an ounce is?! Must have been a child prodigy, but had it not been for his *beep*-up background ...

[–] ncdwbmk6 10 years ago

On-the-job training.

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You got your mind right, Luke?

[–] stones78 10 years ago

Do you think he was bi? That's an awkward scene.

[–] ncdwbmk6 10 years ago

I think the scene was simply intended to make it very clear that he was a bad guy: drugs, weird sexual interests, etc.

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You got your mind right, Luke?

[–] foster11 10 years ago

Earlier in his career, he was the dude that broke Fast Eddie Felsons thumbs

You don't have to be real smart to go far in the drug and prostitution trade

You don't have to stand tall, but you do have to stand up!

[–] MonteCarloMan 10 years ago

Later in his career he is Charlie Bronson's friend who advises him about General Custer in White Buffalo (1977)