How Did It Happen?
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Rush
Jealous_Skunk — 12 years ago(December 18, 2013 08:14 AM)
There are things that I just don't get. Rush. Not The Hemsworth Flick. I am talking about The 1991 Film. Quite an underrated film.
In The Film
- Raynor got shot in the thigh. How is he dead?
- Was I the only who thought that the big black dude was getting a blowjob in the first few seconds of that scene?
- How did Allman's character attack them when he was in custody?
In Real Life / In The Book
- Did Kim have a degree while she was working as an undercover cop? Jennifer Jason Leigh's character had mentioned JUNIOR COLLEGE. Kim was a married woman and was indeed working at an ice cream parlor part - time prior to her cop stint. Enlisted to be a cop at 21. So? She did get a Master's Degree after the whole shenanigans. When did she get her Bachelor's?
- Who was the attacker? It wasn't Bora.
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Mable_1999 — 12 years ago(February 02, 2014 08:56 AM)
- Femoral artery in your thigh. Get shot there and you will most likely bleed out and die.
- Uh no. He's stoned on heroin.
- Given his drug connections/being a major he obviously had contacts on the outside who could've easily pulled off the hit.
Book
Never read the book but does it state Kim had a degree/degrees?Took place in the 70's and I'm pretty sure cops didn't need degrees.
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lulupalooza — 10 years ago(May 17, 2015 11:36 PM)
Mable_1999 has it correct, except number 3: Gaines had posted bail quickly, as revealed in dialogue.
To add to her list:
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The femoral artery can bleed out in as little as three minutes
, and consciousness is generally lost within 30-60 seconds, but the filmmaker lengthened that conscious period for dramatic interaction between characters to 2.5 minutes when he finally loses consciousness and is certainly dead within the next 30 seconds.
That's why legs - even arms and carotid arteries (neck) - need pressure applied immediately and tied off where possible after a serious car accident, an explosion (like mortar or roadside bomb attacks), a shark attack, or a double-barrel gunshot that blows the artery wide open, as in the scene. While I'm surprised that you didn't know about the thigh artery/bleed-out, perhaps someday the info may save your life or the life of someone you knowor someone reading this thread.
Book: In 1974, the police academy would be all she would've needed to become a cop in that division. However, I cannot imagine any Narcotics unit recruiting her without having been on the job (patrol) for a while, in order to gain critical experience, foster trust within the department, ensure her capabilities, test her endurance, identify her weaknesses, and detail her accomplishments. We had to totally suspend our disbelief on that oneand with plot devices like the supposed "undercover" couple being traipsed through the angry populated tank (where her neck was nearly broken) and having no police protection whatsoever after the big bust and knowing Gaines made bail. That would never happen. In the real world, undercover faces are generally not shown after a bust, as it makes them a present and future target while also jeopardizing any future opportunities to utilize the same undercover talent.
Although JJ Leigh and Sam Shepard gave it their all, there are so many problems with this film.
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