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What was the gentleman in red (Screamin' Jay) writing all night long?

posted 18 years ago by nolaterthan2
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just wondering :)

[–] cableaddict 18 years ago

He was probably writing the screenplay for the rest of the movie.

It does kinda' seem like they made it up as they went along. -though I love it anyway.

[–] deanowest 17 years ago

I thought he was keeping his books. his ledger. numbers and money.

[–] chasswaffield 18 years ago

Probably writing birthday cards to whichever of his 55 known kids names he could remember ( though the figure is thought to be closer to 75).

Joe Strummer is terrific in this movie and could've been a contender on the acting front, given the breaks. His memory is safe with his songs and his principles, at any rate.

A good film, not a great.

[–] purogonzalez 17 years ago

Fargin beautiful waffield.

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[–] cellphonefred 15 years ago

I think the hotel might get a lot of use during the daytime for other, cough-cough, activities, like when we first see the hotel, there is a prostitute coming out of the entrance and the Japanese girl sez: "That place looks like fun!", or something to that effect.

They may have 20-30 people coming through those doors throughout the daytime, and exiting an hour later.

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