Does anyone know if there was something in the script that didn't make it onto the screen that explained what was up wit
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richardpaperboy — 18 years ago(February 09, 2008 07:56 PM)
Rae was played by Lynn Whitfield not Rae Dawn Chong. Slick worked in the saloon that was owned by the sheriff, he was watching the fight but didnt start fingering his knife until Paden got involved, it was Paden that ran the gambling end of the business, someone that Slick would want to help. When Paden went to the other side it was only natural that Slick would stay on the sheriffs side since he was the saloons owner. But slick was not a gunfighter so he tried to help out the only way he could, by finding Stella, who led him to Rae, knowing he could not take Mel in a fair fight he tried to trick him not knowing they were on to him.
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Bilwick1 — 16 years ago(May 21, 2009 10:41 AM)
"Actually, Slick came to town to 'run an honest game' but how many honest gamblers carry a knife in their boot and a gun up their sleeve?" IN the Old West, from what I can tell, quite a few. Especially since many towns had laws against carrying firearms, so hide-out weapons were not uncommon.
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glpatton — 18 years ago(February 10, 2008 05:10 AM)
As one of the posters said, he was an opportunist, and doing things for him. He wanted to sit in the bar and gamble and aligning himself with the sheriff would assure that. He kept himself just on the edge of what was going on to gain allies from both sides, assuming that Paden and company would be eliminated.
His setting up Mal by visiting Rae was deeper than he would normally go, hence his demise. -
kevinsmithf1master02 — 17 years ago(September 21, 2008 01:11 PM)
In reference to Jeff Goldblum, I had a hard time watching him. Not that any of his acting was bad, it's just I find he's too modern an actor (Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park, etc) for being in a western, and maybe slightly too recognizable.
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sjl004 — 17 years ago(October 08, 2008 03:35 PM)
Hes' a gambler. Like others say, we chooses which side to be on. Like cards the next could be red or black, odd or even. He will go where he can be worth more.
Guarding the sister was a way of playing it safe. He could have done nothing.
When the brother came in he knew he couldn't leave with him otherwise the others would shoot both otherwise why would he be with him (they would think he would shoot the brother - unless "captured").
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jason10mm — 16 years ago(September 09, 2009 06:50 AM)
I got the distinct impression that Slick and Cobb knew each other. They gave each other a look when Slick first appeared that seemed almost friendly, plus Slicks comment about being "an honest gambler" seemed to be an inside joke between them.
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Injinn — 16 years ago(September 18, 2009 02:47 PM)
Slick was, first and foremost, an opportunist. Like others have said, a gambler goes with the wind and bets on the most likely winner in any situation.
In this case, that was Cobb. After all, Cobb had become firmly entrenched in the town. He was the Sheriff, had made connections with McKendrick (the most powerful land/cattle baron in the area), had the freedom to hire whomever he chose including a murdering thug like Tyree and could make illegal moves without repercussion. Hell, even Stella knew Cobb was bad news, but her convictions kept her from doing all but the bare minimum to stay in Cobb's favor so she could run her business.
Slick had no such convictions. I agree with those who said Slick was sitting on the fence until very near the end. Until then, he really wasn't sure who was going to win. When he figured the winner was going to be Cobb, he made the choice that gamblers make: he went all in. Of course, that didn't mean he was going to try to fight Mal straight up. Get real.lol He tried to shank Mal, but Mal was ready for it.
So in the end, the gambler crapped out. I think the character was pretty good. Just another interesting flavor to one of the most flavorful casts in a western in decades.