Friday, September 6, 2019

Poor Bastards of Cinema: Jake Speed (1986)

As a Film, Jake Speed was hit and miss.
As a chance to give me another Poor Bastard, it's a winner!

In the Film, the villain- John Hurt- tries to escape to the Airport.
As Jake gets closer, he does the only natural thing- grab a random guy.
He monologues while holding the guy hostage.  The guy probably doesn't even speak English, so this must be really confusing!
To put an end to the stand-off and show that 'evil is better,' Hurt cuts the guy's throat and runs away!
Jake takes it well.
On the plus side, the death is treated as a big thing (as random as it is) and acknowledged by our Hero.

The lesson- don't stay on the Tarmac.  That or don't trust the British.  Take your pick.

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