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Is This the Part Where You Tell REED it was One of THE Most Powerful Scenes in Motion Picture History and Simply Flew OVER His Head?

The Firecrackers were an Homage to THIS and Dude's Thong was a Metaphor for THAT???...






REED

 

No!

The scene is perfect for the movie.
Every detail in the scene, which builds up the crescendo to the obvious shoot-out - is spot-on: the decor of the room is typically late-70s/early-80s ugly & expensive; Rahad (dressed like a typical, out-his-face, rich drug-dealer of that period) his weird ramblibg quotes (“Ricky Springfield! He’s a buddy of mine!”, "anyone wanna play baseball"?); and Dirk and Reed’s pronounced flinches as the firecrackers go off, the tunes playing...the tension-build is superb.

The best part of the scene, though, comes about midway through, during 'Jessie’s Girl' from its second verse to the chorus, the camera lingers on Dirk’s face for nearly forty seconds - it's brilliant!
During that long face-shot, his gaze is totally vacant, but his expression shifts from a slight smile to a barely perceptible frown of "what the fuck am I gonna do here?"

Check this out:

Watch: 8-Minute Video Essay Breaks Down The Drug Deal Sequence In Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘Boogie Nights’

 

Funnily enough, Rahad Jackson rambling around in little pants, slippers and a silk robe didn't once enter into my mind as even remotely odd or strange given the era it was taking place.

I mean, I for one dressed like that at home many times back in the day!


Fun facts:
• Rahad Jackson's character is based directly on 1970s/80s club-owner/drug-dealer, Eddie Nash - who was probably responsible for organizing the 'Wonderland Murders' in Los Angeles in 1981
• Rahad's living-room/decor, is partly based on the same as at Cielo Drive house - where the 1969 Tate/Manson Murders occurred also in Los Angeles

 

"Little Pants"???...You Mean PANTIES???...A Fucking SPEEDO???...

Admittedly, REED's a Bit Risqué When he's ALONE @ Home and/or the Kids/Grandkids AREN'T Around, But When "Company" is Over, Hell No...Put Some (Actual) Pants or Shorts on @ Least Bruh...

If REED Visited a Friend and the Friend INSISTED on Dressing as Such, REED Would Get Up and Leave...Fuck That...The Undersized, Asian Sex Slave Popping Firecrackers Just Made the Shit Even WEIRDER...

No Bueno...







REED

 

Only Thing Missing was BEADS Dangling from Every Entrance Way of the House...







REED

 

fuck Mike Myers and his shitty Scottish accent that he does in half his movies

 

That was from the third one, 'Goldmember'.

 

Oh, behaaaave!